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sell-by date en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The latest date by which a perishable product should be sold to the public.
2. (broadly, idiomatic) An indication that something, or someone, is old and out of date.
   • Tony Blair insists on remaining in office well past his sell-by date - yet he can afford to go. 2007 March, William Keegan, “As Blair contemplates the hereafter, Britain must endure a life in limbo”, in The Guardian Online:
   • September 9, 2017 - Schlock Mercenary Manifold: This is not a team, Petey. This is just another mass grave. Ewin: Eeew. What's the sell-by date on that manifold? I think it's gone bad.
   • "They have gone past their sell-by date. But the fitters have done an amazing job keeping these units running for as long as they have. 2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line bids farewell to 1930s "icon of transport"...”, in RAIL, page 8:

Forms

Coordinates

expiration date · issue date · best before date · expiry date · use-by date · best-by date

Relateds

expiry date · shelf life · use-by date · best-before date · due date · expiration date

Translations (13)

de Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum (latest date by which a product can be sold) · de MHD (latest date by which a product can be sold) · it data di scadenza (latest date by which a product can be sold) · de Verfallsdatum (latest date by which a product can be sold) · ko 유통 기한 (latest date by which a product can be sold) · ga spriocdháta díola (latest date by which a product can be sold) · es fecha de vencimiento (latest date by which a product can be sold) · ja (包装食品などの)販売有効期限の日付 (latest date by which a product can be sold) · da sidste salgsdato (latest date by which a product can be sold) · sv bäst före-datum (latest date by which a product can be sold) · es fecha de caducidad (latest date by which a product can be sold) · nb siste salgsdato (latest date by which a product can be sold) · ca data de caducitat (latest date by which a product can be sold)