use-by date

noun [C]

Definition

› COMMERCE a date that is printed on a container of food, medicine, etc. to show that it may not be safe to use it after that particular date: It is illegal for retailers to sell food past its use-by date. → Compare best-before date, expiry date, pull date, sell-by date

(Definition of use-by date noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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