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use-by dates

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

Meaning of use-by date

Noun

use-by date (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

Questions about use-by dates

What is use-by dates the plural of?
Use-by dates is the plural of use-by date.

Words near use-by dates in the dictionary

  1. use up
  2. use value
  3. use values
  4. use your words
  5. use-by date
  6. use-by dates
  7. use-case
  8. use-cases
  9. use-mention distinction
  10. use-mention distinctions
  11. use-value

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