expiration date

noun

1

: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect

2

: the date after which a product (such as food or medicine) should not be sold because of an expected decline in quality or effectiveness

Examples of expiration date in a Sentence

Check the expiration date on the bottle to make sure the medicine is still good.

Recent Examples on the Web

In June 2022, the Board of Directors approved a new authorization to repurchase up to 100 million shares, with no specified expiration date. —David Trainer, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

So for the second time in five years, swept out of the first round of the playoffs, the euphoria of those road play-in victories over the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks leading to the reality that a 10th-place team comes with an expiration date prior to May when facing a No. 1 seed. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025

Being a professional dancer is a career with an earlier expiration date than most, and there inevitably comes a point when the body can’t take the stress anymore. —Oliver Sava, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

The expiration date is typically printed on the mask or the filter. —Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for expiration date

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

Kids Definition

expiration date

noun

1

: the date on which something (as a credit card) is no longer of use

2

: the last date on which a product (as food or medicine) can be safely used