hardline
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[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɑː(ɹ)dlaɪn/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]hardline (plural hardlines)
- (business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
- 2002, John Cornell III, Hardlines FAQ (live original), Hardlines Digest:
- The Hardlines Digest is an Internet mailing list for members of the retail hardware and home center industry.
- 2002, John Cornell III, Hardlines FAQ (live original), Hardlines Digest:
- (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.
- 2010, Staff, Target June Comps "Relatively Soft" - Update (live original), RTTNews:
- Comparable-store sales in hardlines declined in the mid single-digit range, with the strongest performance in sporting goods.
- 2010, Staff, Target June Comps "Relatively Soft" - Update (live original), RTTNews:
- (telephony) A physical wire or cable connection; landline.
Adjective
[edit]hardline (not comparable)
- Uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs.
- Smith's hardline approach to drugs gained him the support of many local citizens.
- 2023 December 19, Angelique Chrisafis, “France passes controversial immigration bill amid deep division in Macron’s party”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- 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.
- (business) Belonging to a hardline.
- hardline product
- 2010, Hardline Services by SGS (live page), SGS Group:
- Safety, product quality and performance are prerequisites for all hardline products such as toys, cosmetics, furniture, jewellery, DIY, etc.
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[edit]uncompromising — see uncompromising
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