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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The company said the programs don’t have fixed expiration dates.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fragrance Free Wipes with the manufacturing code of Nov. 7, 2025, to May 5, 2026, and expiration dates from May 10, 2028, to Nov. 5, 2028, are among the recalled products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
There was some validity to this charge, but nearly all treaties have expiration dates or clauses allowing one country or another to withdraw from the deal.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 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
