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sell-by dates

sell-by dates is the plural of sell-by date.

Meaning of sell-by date

Noun

sell-by date (plural sell-by dates)

  1. The latest date by which a perishable product should be sold to the public.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) An indication that something, or someone, is old and out of date.
    • Tony Blair insists on remaining in office well past his sell-by date - yet he can afford to go.2007 March, William Keegan, “As Blair contemplates the hereafter, Britain must endure a life in limbo”, in The Guardian Online

Questions about sell-by dates

What is sell-by dates the plural of?
Sell-by dates is the plural of sell-by date.

Words near sell-by dates in the dictionary

  1. sell the pass
  2. sell up
  3. sell wolf tickets
  4. sell woof tickets
  5. sell-by date
  6. sell-by dates
  7. sell-down
  8. sell-downs
  9. sell-off
  10. sell-offs
  11. sell-out

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