WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
planned′ obsoles′cence, 
  1. Businessa method of stimulating consumer demand by designing products that wear out or become outmoded after limited use. Also called built-in obsolescence. 
  • 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
planned obsolescence
  1. the policy of deliberately limiting the life of a product in order to encourage the purchaser to replace it
    Also called: built-in obsolescence
'planned obsolescence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
built-in obsolescence

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