use-by date

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use-by date

noun use-by dates

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.

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

Español	fecha de caducidad
中文	保質期 /保质期 bǎozhìqī
Français	date de péremption
Deutsch	Verfallsdatum, Verbrauchsdatum
Italiano	data di scadenza

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@misc{use_by_date_2026,
  title = {use-by date},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/use-by%20date},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}