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: the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Tax Policy: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Under the Republican White House and Congress, the tax cuts of the TCJA will almost certainly live beyond their current expiration date at the end of 2025. —Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Without explicit permission from the US to resume work, Red Somos has more than 170 antiretroviral drugs that are nearing their expiration date. —Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025

The bills would remove the agreement’s August expiration date. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025

Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor business no longer faces a contractual expiration date from Arm Holdings. —Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for expiration date

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

Kids Definition

expiration date

noun

1

: the date on which something (as a credit card) is no longer of use

2

: the last date on which a product (as food or medicine) can be safely used