street date

noun

plural street dates
: the date set by a manufacturer or publisher as the first day a product may be sold to consumers
Cannon didn't think that his trading card dealer had intentionally broken the street date, or that anyone involved had dealt with stolen product.Sisi Jiang

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The record will be released in two parts, with the street date for the second part of Idols yet to be confirmed. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 28 June 2025 The track was released in July 2024, ahead of the September street date for Infinite Icon. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of street date was in 1979

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“Street date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20date. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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