due date

noun

The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

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EDDestimated date of deliveryEDCexpected date of confinementdue daymaturitymaturity date
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Meanings

noundue date (plural due dates)

plural due dates

  1. medicineThe date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

    Synonyms: EDD, estimated date of delivery, EDC, expected date of confinement

  2. bankingThe date of payment in financial arrangements.

    Synonyms: due day

  3. library scienceThe date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned.
  4. The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

Similar
EDDestimated date of deliveryEDCexpected date of confinement

nounThe date of payment in financial arrangements.

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due day

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe date on which an obligation must be repaid

Similar
maturitymaturity date
Broader
dateday of the month
Also see
due dayestimated date of deliveryexpected date of confinementmaturitymaturity date

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَوْعِد
  • مَوْعِد (mawʕid)date by which a task is supposed to be completed
Chinese Mandarin 預產期 /预产期, 到期還款日 /到期还款日
  • 預產期 /预产期 (yùchǎnqī)expected date of giving birth
  • 到期還款日 /到期还款日 (dàoqī huánkuǎnrì)date payment is due
  • 還書日期 /还书日期 (huánshū rìqī)date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • 應還日期 /应还日期 (yīnghuán rìqī)date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • 截止日期 (jiézhǐ rìqī)date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • 期限 (qīxiàn)date by which a task is supposed to be completed
Czech datum splatnosti
  • datum splatnostidate payment is due
Dutch vervaldatum, vervaldag
  • vervaldatumdate payment is due
  • vervaldagdate payment is due
Finnish laskettu aika, eräpäivä
  • laskettu aikaexpected date of giving birth
  • eräpäivädate payment is due
  • palautuspäivädate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • eräpäivädate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • määräpäivädate by which a task is supposed to be completed
French terme, échéance
  • termeexpected date of giving birth
  • échéancedate payment is due
  • échéancedate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • date limitedate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
German Fälligkeitsdatum, Rückgabetermin
  • Fälligkeitsdatumdate payment is due
  • Rückgabetermindate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Fälligkeitsdatumdate by which a task is supposed to be completed
Hungarian szülés várható napja, esedékesség
  • szülés várható napjaexpected date of giving birth
  • esedékességdate payment is due
  • lejárati idő/dátumdate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • határidődate by which a task is supposed to be completed
Indonesian jatuh tempo
  • jatuh tempodate payment is due
Norwegian termin, innleveringsfrist
  • terminexpected date of giving birth
  • innleveringsfristdate by which a task is supposed to be completed
Polish termin porodu, termin płatności
  • termin poroduexpected date of giving birth
  • termin płatnościdate payment is due
  • termin zwrotudate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • deadlinedate by which a task is supposed to be completed
Russian срок, предполага́емая да́та рожде́ния
  • срок (srok)expected date of giving birth
  • предполага́емая да́та рожде́ния (predpolagájemaja dáta roždénija)expected date of giving birth
  • срок (srok)date payment is due
  • срок опла́ты (srok opláty)date payment is due
  • срок платежа́ (srok platežá)date payment is due
  • да́та платежа́ (dáta platežá)date payment is due
  • срок (srok)date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • да́та возвраще́ния (dáta vozvraščénija)date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • срок (srok)date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • да́та выполне́ния (dáta vypolnénija)date by which a task is supposed to be completed
Spanish fecha probable de/del parto/nacimiento, fecha límite/tope
  • fecha probable de/del parto/nacimientoexpected date of giving birth
  • fecha límite/topedate payment is due
  • (fin/vencimiento de/del) plazodate payment is due
  • expiración/caducidad de/del plazodate payment is due
  • pagaderodate payment is due
  • fecha límite/topedate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • (fin/vencimiento de/del) plazodate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • expiración/caducidad de/del plazodate by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • fecha límite/topedate by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • (fin/vencimiento de/del) plazodate by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • expiración/caducidad de/del plazodate by which a task is supposed to be completed
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Chicago

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