Meanings
nounbest before date (plural best before dates)
plural best before dates · alternative best-before date
- A quality marking which denotes the date until which a food, cosmetic, or other perishable item is guaranteed to be at its best.
Synonyms: best-by date
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quality marking which denotes the date until which a food, cosmetic, or other perishable item is guaranteed to be at its best.
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Czech minimální trvanlivost
- minimální trvanlivostdate until which a food product is at its best quality
Danish udløbsdato
- udløbsdatodate until which a food product is at its best quality
Finnish parasta ennen -päiväys
- parasta ennen -päiväysdate until which a food product is at its best quality
German Mindesthaltbarkeit, Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum
- Mindesthaltbarkeitdate until which a food product is at its best quality
- Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatumdate until which a food product is at its best quality
Japanese 賞味期限
- 賞味期限 (shōmikigen)date until which a food product is at its best quality
Norwegian Bokmål best-før-dato, holdbarhetsdato
- best-før-datodate until which a food product is at its best quality
- holdbarhetsdatodate until which a food product is at its best quality
- utløpsdatodate until which a food product is at its best quality
Polish data przydatności
- data przydatnościdate until which a food product is at its best quality
Slovak minimálna trvanlivosť
- minimálna trvanlivosťdate until which a food product is at its best quality
Spanish fecha de caducidad
- fecha de caducidaddate until which a food product is at its best quality
Swedish bästföredatum
- bästföredatumdate until which a food product is at its best quality
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