Long or Far Expiry Date? - WordReference Forums A better question would be "How do they establish the use-by (expiry) dates?" Or even what those dates mean In some cases the date listed is the optimum time to use the product In most cases the product is still acceptable to use for several days after the expiry date (or "best used by" date as seen in the USA)
long expiration date | WordReference Forums I'd understand "long expiration date" as meaning there was a long time to go for the expiry date "Long shelf life" means something will stay without spoiling for a long time Bread has a long shelf life Bread will keep for a long time (depends on the type of bread, doesn't it?) Cross-posted
expiration and expiry | WordReference Forums Expiry is also a specific AE term used in the Options and Futures trading business However, in this context: Expiry = Expiration Date R
For DE [Date of Expiry] see date stamp - WordReference Forums Hello everyone, I have just come across this sentence printed on a yogurt cup: For DE see date stamp I want to believe that the abbreviation "DE" stands for 'date of expiry expiration' However I do not find it to be very logical if they tell me to check the date stamp to see when the
antigüedad (licencia de conducir) | WordReference Forums There are three dates on the licence: "Vigencia" (which refers to expiry date), "Expedición" (referring to date of issue), and "Antigüedad" (which refers to the date of issue of the first driving licence of the holder)
lapse vs expire - WordReference Forums To me, the two verbs-expire and lapse- seem to have the same meaning Am I right? Then, in the following sentences, can they be used interchangeably? My cellphone warrenty has expired or has lapsed My visa has expried or lapsed The validity of my official English test results TOEFL has
Expired vs. rotten vs. go bad | WordReference Forums Only 2) is correct, but I would say "This beef is off" 1) expired means died - The cow has died but beef cannot You could say " has reached its expiry date" 3) You would need to say " has almost gone bad" but that is not idiomatic
Will be expired and will expire - WordReference Forums After the contract expires, it is in the expired state "Expired" is a past participle used as an adjective: an expired contract If it expires on Dec 31, 2012, it will be expired from then on: Jan 1, 2013 until forever Unless it is renewed, the contract will (still) be expired on August 13, 3327
Fecha de vencimiento - WordReference Forums Es correctísimo expiration date en un documento legal (y creo que en Reino Unido usan expiry date) El periodo de validez se refiere a la cantidad de meses o años; pero la fecha de vencimiento fija un límite específico: día, mes y año En cuanto a los productos alimenticios, que yo sepa hay más de una manera de expresar la fecha límite: best before, use by, expired by dates
Nearly-expired products | WordReference Forums The phrase 'nearly-expired products' works grammatically, and your sentence is understandable However, where I am, we talk about 'sell-by date' instead of 'expired' food I might say Some supermarkets pawn off products near their sell-by dates on their customers That is a bit awkward I would try to make it clearer by reorganizing it