expiration date

American  

noun

expiration dates plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• expiration dates
  plural

Example Sentences

You throw it in the trash to err on the side of caution, even though you’re unsure whether it means the bread is past its expiration date.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Coinbase launched a Bitcoin “perpetual-style” future last year with a five-year expiration date designed to keep the future’s price close to the Bitcoin spot price.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Additional conditions allow for shares to keep trickling out into the market ahead of the six-month expiration date.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The world’s Marys understand that while beauty fades, the art of fascination has no expiration date.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“You know what milk tastes like when it nears the expiration date, just the littlest bit sour?”

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin