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

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

Puts and calls give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell or buy an underlying asset at a set price, before a certain expiration date.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The further out the expiration date, the higher the premium you had to pay to own that call or put, because the stock had more time to reach the strike price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“The fact that it’s ‘44 is a huge deal,” Haagen said, alluding to the contract’s expiration date.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin