expiration date

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

You used it once — maybe twice — and now it’s sitting there, a little accusatory, inching toward its expiration date.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Following Rodríguez's remarks, Foro Penal vice-president Gonzalo Himiob said only another legislative act or referendum could undo the amnesty law, which had no expiration date.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Many commenters have noted that some new financial products require a day trade, including leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds, and zero-days-to-expiration options, which an investor trades on the option’s expiration date.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

These signals last for a maximum of 22 trading days — about a month — so buy S&P 500 options with an expiration date just over a month from now.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

My head spirals into visions of a post-apocalyptic reality that I never imagined could arrive quicker than the expiration date on our milk.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman