due date
noun
1
: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc.
The due date for the assignment is Friday.
Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill.
2
: the day when a woman is expected to give birth
She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.
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The timing of those purchases is determined by the baby’s due date, not the vicissitudes of policymakers in Washington.
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Lindsay Owens, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
To ensure a tax return is postmarked on or before the due date, USPS advises filers take their return to a local post office location, go to the retail counter, and ask the retail associate to postmark it.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The penalty for filing after the due date (including any extensions) is generally 5% per month, or part of a month, that the return is late.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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Lindsay Owens, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
To ensure a tax return is postmarked on or before the due date, USPS advises filers take their return to a local post office location, go to the retail counter, and ask the retail associate to postmark it.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The penalty for filing after the due date (including any extensions) is generally 5% per month, or part of a month, that the return is late.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for due date
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“Due date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20date. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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