expiry date
noun
chiefly British
: the date when something (such as a credit card or driver's license) can no longer legally or officially be used : expiration date
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Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images Increasingly, regional authorities have signaled that the outages don’t have an expiry date and could last until the war ends.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
Now these assurances are in writing, albeit with a 15-year expiry date – which Zelensky wants extended – and still in need of congressional approval.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
After their expiry date, the snack turns stale and, occasionally, rancid.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
Gelson's Hummus, Low Sodium No Cholesterol Classic – 10 oz, UPC 23631-10260, select lot codes and expiry dates August–September 2025.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Upon arrival at the mill, chemicals are entered into the new chemical management portal, labeled with product, lot, and expiry date, and stored in Candiani’s warehouse.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
It had been widely reported that his release clause expires on July 15, the day after the final against England in Berlin, but The Athletic understands the expiry date is July 20.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
Now these assurances are in writing, albeit with a 15-year expiry date – which Zelensky wants extended – and still in need of congressional approval.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
After their expiry date, the snack turns stale and, occasionally, rancid.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
Gelson's Hummus, Low Sodium No Cholesterol Classic – 10 oz, UPC 23631-10260, select lot codes and expiry dates August–September 2025.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Upon arrival at the mill, chemicals are entered into the new chemical management portal, labeled with product, lot, and expiry date, and stored in Candiani’s warehouse.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
It had been widely reported that his release clause expires on July 15, the day after the final against England in Berlin, but The Athletic understands the expiry date is July 20.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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“Expiry date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expiry%20date. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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