- best-before date
- noun (C) a date on containers of food or drink that shows when they will be too old to eat or drink
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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best-before date — noun The date (stamped, etc on a package esp with the wording ‘best before (eg) 12 September’) up to which a manufacturer can guarantee the good quality of a consumer (usu food) product • • • Main Entry: ↑best * * * best before date UK US noun… … Useful english dictionary
best-before date — ➔ date1 * * * best before date UK US noun [C] UK (US best if used by date) COMMERCE ► the date after which food or drink begins to lose its quality or taste: »The company has new machines that print best before dates onto packaging. → Compare… … Financial and business terms
best-before date — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms best before date : singular best before date plural best before dates British a date printed on a food container to show how long the food remains fresh … English dictionary
best-before date — /ˌbest bɪ fɔ: deɪt/ noun the date stamped on the label of a food product, which is the last date on which the product is guaranteed to be of good quality. ⇒ sell by date, use by date … Marketing dictionary in english
Best before date — Dieser Artikel erläutert den Begriff bei Arzneimitteln und Medizinprodukten, zu dem des Optionshandels siehe Hexensabbat (Börse). Falsch ist diese Bezeichnung für Verbrauchsdatum oder Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum bei Lebensmitteln. Das Verfalldatum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Best Before 1984 — Infobox Album | Name = Best Before 1984 Type = Compilation Album Artist = Crass Released = 1986 Recorded = Various Genre = Punk rock/Anarcho Punk Length = 79:03 Label = Crass Producer = Crass Last album = Yes Sir I Will (1983) This album = Best… … Wikipedia
best before- — to be used or consumed before a certain date (message on perishable products indicating the date on which they are expected to lose freshness or spoil) … English contemporary dictionary
best-if-used-by-date — UK US noun [C] US COMMERCE ► BEST BEFORE DATE(Cf. ↑best before date) … Financial and business terms
date — ▪ I. date date 1 [deɪt] written abbreviation d noun [countable] 1. the words you use to talk about a particular day, month, and year: • The date on the letter was 30 June 2006. ˌaverage ˈdate … Financial and business terms
best — best1 W1S1 [best] adj [superlative of good] [: Old English; Origin: betst] 1.) better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, how effective it is etc ▪ He won the best actor award. ▪ What s the best way to cook this fish? ▪ The best… … Dictionary of contemporary English
