Hardline

/ˈhɑːdlaɪn/ · noun

Meaning

(business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer..

Definitions by Sense

1. (business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
2. (business) A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
3. (telephony) A physical wire or cable connection; landline.
4. Uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs.
5. (business) Belonging to a hardline.

Example Sentences

The Hardlines Digest is an Internet mailing list for members of the retail hardware and home center industry.

Comparable-store sales in hardlines declined in the mid single-digit range, with the strongest performance in sporting goods.

Smith's hardline approach to drugs gained him the support of many local citizens.

To come up with common, honorable, flexible, sensible, creative, meaningful, non-coercive "codes" or expectations of ethical behavior while avoiding laying down hard-line, guilt-inspiring "politically correct" rules and superficial judgements is no small feat.

Emmanuel Macron’s ruling centrist party was divided and soul-searching on Wednesday after a strict new immigration law was approved by parliament but contained so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen claimed it as an “ideological victory” for her own anti-immigration platform.

hardline product

Safety, product quality and performance are prerequisites for all hardline products such as toys, cosmetics, furniture, jewellery, DIY, etc.

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• hardlines
• hard line
• hard-line

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