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: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect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.
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Despite the risk classification, consumers are not currently at risk as the products are past their expiration date and are not being sold.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 10 Feb. 2025
With so many standards these days—think about the expiration date of car seats—liability is a major concern.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
Bibb’s Kate is, like Coon’s Laurie and Monaghan’s Jaclyn, testing the limits of a friend group that may be past its expiration date.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The politically minded film unfolds on the banks of the Amazon, and is set in a near future, in a society in which the elderly are invited to exile themselves once their expiration date has passed.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 10 Feb. 2025
With so many standards these days—think about the expiration date of car seats—liability is a major concern.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
Bibb’s Kate is, like Coon’s Laurie and Monaghan’s Jaclyn, testing the limits of a friend group that may be past its expiration date.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The politically minded film unfolds on the banks of the Amazon, and is set in a near future, in a society in which the elderly are invited to exile themselves once their expiration date has passed.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Expiration date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiration%20date. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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