due date
noun
1
: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc.
The due date for the assignment is Friday.
Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill.
2
: the day when a woman is expected to give birth
She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.
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To reduce burden and confusion, the provision would require a person to file both the FATCA and FBAR forms with the IRS with a tax return (or, if no return is filed, at the same time and in the same manner as such a return) by the due date of the tax return.
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Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Whereas multiples routinely are kept in NICUs until their due date, the Abrahams quads were discharged on Jan. 7, exactly one month before their original due date; and whereas multiples often are discharged at separate times, the Abrahams got lucky again.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Three weeks before my due date, after a routine ultrasound, my high-risk ob-gyn walked briskly into the room.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Baby Athena, who appeared in a new photo wrapped in a pink blanket along with the announcement, arrived several weeks early, as the palace originally shared a due date in the early spring.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Whereas multiples routinely are kept in NICUs until their due date, the Abrahams quads were discharged on Jan. 7, exactly one month before their original due date; and whereas multiples often are discharged at separate times, the Abrahams got lucky again.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Three weeks before my due date, after a routine ultrasound, my high-risk ob-gyn walked briskly into the room.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Baby Athena, who appeared in a new photo wrapped in a pink blanket along with the announcement, arrived several weeks early, as the palace originally shared a due date in the early spring.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for due date
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“Due date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20date. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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