expiry date

noun

chiefly British
: the date when something (such as a credit card or driver's license) can no longer legally or officially be used : expiration date

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Starting in 2028, every PlayStation game comes with an expiry date; as soon as the PS5’s digital store shuts down, a huge swath of games will simply become inaccessible. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 July 2026 Consumers often rely on appearance and smell other than expiry dates to judge whether products are still safe to eat, despite the limitations of those methods. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 With the Epstein files, a feeling that has long been souring appears to now be way past its expiry date. — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026 There are other contracts with 2027 expiry dates which will need action. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for expiry date

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“Expiry date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiry%20date. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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