expiration date
noun
the last date that a product, as food, should be used before it is considered spoiled or ineffective, usually specified on the label or package.
expiration dates
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pluralof expiration date.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While grocery sales drive most of Walmart’s business, the margins on food and beverages are lower than those of other items in the store that don’t have expiration dates.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
These new perpetual futures, unlike traditional contracts, lack expiration dates and allow leverage, signaling Kalshi’s ambition to be a major derivatives exchange.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Lives of the Saints” is an ode to the folly—and the ecstasy—of clinging to beautiful delusions long past their expiration dates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
In September, auditors found that California was not in compliance with federal rules and later ordered the state to revoke more than 17,000 licenses due to the mismatched expiration dates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
How to decode expiration dates; a key to publishers' symbols, published for the clients of the Mayfair Agency.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
