effective date

noun

: the day when a law, rule, contract, etc., starts to be used

Examples of effective date in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The effective date carries the most weight, because a claim with a September date of service still has to be judged against the September rule. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The action and its effective date The terminology in a Missouri license-suspension notice can indicate the type of administrative action involved and the process associated with it. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

The authors of Proposition 40 gave it an effective date of January 1, 2026, to prevent billionaires from evading the tax by leaving California after its passage. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

For Florida judgment interest, the state Chief Financial Officer publishes current and historical rates by effective date. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

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