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sell-by date

noun

a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold

• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain

• Hypernyms: ↑date

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sell-by date noun

A date, indicated on a manufacturer's or distributor's label, after which goods, esp foods, are considered no longer fit to be sold (also figurative)

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Main Entry: ↑sell

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sell-by date UK US noun [countable] [singular sell-by date plural sell-by dates] british

a date printed on food products to show that they should not be sold after that date because they will no longer be good to eat

Thesaurus: deadlines and time limits_synonym

Phrase: past its sell-by date

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sell-by date «SEHL _BY»,

date after which a perishable product cannot be sold in a store: »(Figurative.) Anyway, he is long past his sell-by date and will be retiring soon (John Harlow).

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n. a date marked on a perishable product indicating the recommended time by which it should be sold

milk past its sell-by date

■ informal chiefly Brit. a time after which something or someone is no longer considered desirable or effective

do broadcasters have a sell-by date?

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noun, pl ⋯ dates [count]

: a date that is printed on food packages which shows the last day on which the food can be sold

— sometimes used figuratively

He wants to get married before he's past his sell-by date. [=before he's too old]

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ˈsell-by date [sell-by date sell-by dates] (BrE) (US ˈpull date) noun

the date printed on food packages, etc. after which the food must not be sold

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This milk is past its sell-by date.

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(figurative)

These policies are way past their sell-by date.