use-by date
Britishnoun
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the date by which perishable goods should be used
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another word for sell-by date
Example Sentences
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Like the yogurt I find in the back of the break-room refrigerator, it’s past the use-by date.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 23, 2025
Like any product that sits on the shop shelves, check the use-by date of the fish oil and make sure you will be able to consume it all by then.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2023
Salad kit maker Fresh Express launched its recall Friday after the Georgia Department of Agriculture detected listeria in a sample of one of their products with a use-by date of March 31.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Recalled products will also have a UPC code of 300871214415 and a use-by date of March 1, 2024.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
It was a worm with a use-by date.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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