Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

best before date

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
best be-fore -date
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quality marking which denotes the date until which a food, cosmetic, or other perishable item is guaranteed to be at its best.

Inflected Forms

best before dates (plural) best-before date (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sell-by date use-by date expiration date expiry date issue date

Synonyms

best-by date

Questions

What does best before date mean?
A quality marking which denotes the date until which a food, cosmetic, or other perishable item is guaranteed to be at its best.

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