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: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect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

But those statuses have an expiration date, meaning that the DMV would have to issue licenses that were only valid for a short period. —Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025

As long as the seeds are plonked in the ground before their expiration date, their metabolism swings into action, cells divide, a root shoots downward, and a plant begins to grow. —Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025

The burgers that were part of the recall had an expiration date of January 16, 2026, with the UPC code 0-95864-80008-8. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

As a grief counsellor, Ed traces people’s final moments but the show asks whether our planet has an expiration date, or is there an expiration date on relationships? —John Hopewell, Variety, 27 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