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: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect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
Eligible seniors and permanently disabled customers can get help without an expiration date.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
Oversized products, for example, or products with an expiration date, can’t be stored with AWD.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Another bill filed in the state House would remove both the expiration date and the grandfather clause.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
If playing the ingenue has an expiration date, so, too, does inhabiting the boyish beau.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Among the additional limits are a 10-year expiration date that cannot be renewed, and a board with fewer members appointed by the mayor and more members appointed by the governor.
—The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2024
This is a tradition that has reached its expiration date.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
In fact, McIntyre is now being advertised to appear for WWE beyond his current contract expiration date.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Growing up in a family of seven, a container of milk never lasted long enough in our refrigerator to reach the expiration date.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
Oversized products, for example, or products with an expiration date, can’t be stored with AWD.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Another bill filed in the state House would remove both the expiration date and the grandfather clause.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
If playing the ingenue has an expiration date, so, too, does inhabiting the boyish beau.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Among the additional limits are a 10-year expiration date that cannot be renewed, and a board with fewer members appointed by the mayor and more members appointed by the governor.
—The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2024
This is a tradition that has reached its expiration date.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
In fact, McIntyre is now being advertised to appear for WWE beyond his current contract expiration date.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Growing up in a family of seven, a container of milk never lasted long enough in our refrigerator to reach the expiration date.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Expiration date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiration%20date. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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