effective date

noun

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

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Before that deadline elapsed, Trump proposed a flurry of similar country-specific tariffs with a new effective date of Aug. 1. Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 2025 On top of settling on a rate increase lower than originally planned, the MSD board agreed to postpone the original effective date of Aug. 1 by one month. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has sought to terminate TPS for Haitians on August 3, with an effective date of September 2. Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 28 July 2025 Granted this is only a proposal with an effective date 30 months down the road. Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for effective date

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“Effective date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective%20date. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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