use-by date

noun

The date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed.

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Meanings

nounuse-by date (plural use-by dates)

plural use-by dates

  1. The date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed.

    The 2023-24 winter has come and gone without a whisper of when the cork will come out of the bottle regarding an announcement about replacing the ailing 1972 Stock, which is now 15 years past its use-by date.

    2024 April 3, Howard Johnston, “TfL is overflowing with ideas... but is short of capital”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 31

Translations

Basque iraungitze-data
  • iraungitze-dataThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Chinese Mandarin 保質期 /保质期
  • 保質期 /保质期 (bǎozhìqī)The date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Danish bedst før-dato
  • bedst før-datoThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Finnish parasta ennen -päiväys, viimeinen käyttöpäivä
  • parasta ennen -päiväysThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
  • viimeinen käyttöpäiväThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
French date de péremption
  • date de péremptionThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
German Verfallsdatum, Verbrauchsdatum
  • VerfallsdatumThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
  • VerbrauchsdatumThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Italian data di scadenza
  • data di scadenzaThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Norwegian Bokmål utløpsdato
  • utløpsdatoThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Spanish fecha de caducidad
  • fecha de caducidadThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Swedish bäst före-datum
  • bäst före-datumThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Turkish son kullanma tarihi, tercih edilen tüketim tarihi
  • son kullanma tarihiThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
  • tercih edilen tüketim tarihiThe date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed
Cite this entry
APA

use-by date. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use-by%20date

MLA

“use-by date.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use-by%20date. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “use-by date,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use-by%20date.

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