"softline" meaning in English

See softline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: softlines [plural]
Etymology: From soft + line. Etymology templates: {{com|en|soft|line}} soft + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} softline (plural softlines)
  1. (retail, chiefly attributive) A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery. Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-softline-en-noun-qxynwVeA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, commerce, retail

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From soft + line.",
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    {
      "form": "softlines",
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      ]
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  ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: hardline"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery."
      ],
      "id": "en-softline-en-noun-qxynwVeA",
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        [
          "line",
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        [
          "goods",
          "goods"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(retail, chiefly attributive) A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "commerce",
        "retail"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "softline"
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    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: hardline"
        }
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        [
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        "(retail, chiefly attributive) A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery."
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        "attributive"
      ],
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        "business",
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        "retail"
      ]
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