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best before

best before phrase: used on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its best quality. Also the ellipsis of best before date.

Phrase

best before

  1. Used on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its best quality.
    • Best before 11/04/2027
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, before.

Also used as

best before is also the ellipsis of best before date.

Forms of best before

pluralbest befores

Questions about best before

What does best before mean?
Best before means used on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its best quality.
What part of speech is best before?
Best before is a phrase.

Words near best before in the dictionary

  1. best
  2. best and fairest
  3. best and fairests
  4. best as one can
  5. best ball
  6. best before
  7. best before date
  8. best before dates
  9. best befores
  10. best bet
  11. best bets

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