expiration date
noun
1
: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect
2
: the date after which a product (such as food or medicine) should not be sold because of an expected decline in quality or effectiveness
Examples of expiration date in a Sentence
Check the expiration date on the bottle to make sure the medicine is still good.
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Instead, the biscuits in the Dubai warehouse continue to approach their expiration date, after which their vitamin and fat content will begin to deteriorate rapidly.
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
In the end, the investigation lagged beyond a year, past the state’s expiration date.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The airline, which also recently changed the number of Rapid Rewards points earned on qualifying flights, is setting an expiration date for flight credits to one year from the date of the ticket purchase.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
It had been reported that June 30, 2025 was the deadline for that deal, but Masterson noted that, though the original statute did have that expiration date, there was a provision in that law to be able to extend it up to a year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
In the end, the investigation lagged beyond a year, past the state’s expiration date.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The airline, which also recently changed the number of Rapid Rewards points earned on qualifying flights, is setting an expiration date for flight credits to one year from the date of the ticket purchase.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
It had been reported that June 30, 2025 was the deadline for that deal, but Masterson noted that, though the original statute did have that expiration date, there was a provision in that law to be able to extend it up to a year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Expiration date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiration%20date. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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