expiration date en · NOUN
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Meanings
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A date by which an object either should not be used or loses its value, depending upon the item.
If my expiration date is set, then it doesn't matter if I smoke or eat a gallon of ice cream a day; however, the quality of my life between now and that point will be improved considerably by eating well and taking good care of myself.
2016, Heidi Bright, Thriver Soup: A Feast for Living Consciously During the Cancer Journey, →ISBN:You have an expiration date, and despite your wanting to claim control over life circumstances, you're not entitled to know when your expiration date will be.
2014, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through, →ISBN:It is modern medicine's best guess, a 50/50 shot, a coin flip of a lifespan. I would not want to know my expiration date or median survival.
2017, Cory Walborn, Out of Control: Victory in Surrender, →ISBN:Well, in the mercy of God we are normally unaware of our personal expiration date.
2013, Harold F. Green, Prison Stories: Harold F. Green, →ISBN, page 119:credit card expiration date
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expiration dates | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| exp. date | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
use-by date · sell-by date · issue date · best-by date
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Synonyms
expiry · EXP · expiry date