open daten.1
/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈdeɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈdeɪt/ 1. Sport (chiefly U.S.). A date on which no league or tournament game is scheduled; a date that is free or available.
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1890 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. 3/2 The following is the schedule of games we hereby agree to play, to wit: in Louisville, Thursday, Oct. 16;..Tuesday, Oct. 21, to be left as an open date.
1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 3 d/2 The Toros had an open date for an exhibition game against the Rangers. Texas, with an open date available on the way to Anaheim, backed away.
1989 L. Holtz & J. Heisler Fighting Spirit (1990) xviii. 292 We're not scheduled to play due to an open date.
2001 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Sport section) 23 Northwich Victoria have an open date tomorrow as they prepare for their next fixture against Chester City.
2. On a ticket: an endorsement that allows use on any date. Usually with preceding with.
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society > leisure > sport > general equipment > [noun] > date for which no fixture has been arranged
open date1967
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > public passenger transport > [noun] > ticket for a public conveyance > other types of ticket
transfer-ticket1861
transfer1883
open date1967
saver1977
standby1980
1967 B. Norman Matter of Mandrake i. 9 I'll have a return ticket with an open date.
1971 D. MacKenzie Sleep is for Rich vi. 189 The aeroplane tickets..had been issued in Hamburg, two first class singles from Paris to Sao Paulo, Brazil, with an open date.
1994 ASAP (Nexis) 9 50 I had enough money to last another month and the ticket that the Marcos people had given me had an open date.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
open daten.2adj.
/ˈəʊp(ə)n ˌdeɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)n ˌdeɪt/ A date marked on perishable goods to indicate the last day by which the product should be opened; the ‘use-by’ date. Also as adj.
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society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > fact of being for sale > recommended date of sale
open date1973
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > pack > mark package with open date
open date1973
1973 Britannica Bk. Year (U.S.) 306 Comprehensive proposals were made [in the U.K.] for a system of open-date marking of prepacked foods.
1984 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 16 Mar. Six jars of the beef and egg noodle product, with an open date of Nov. 29, 1985, were sampled.
2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. Open dates are calendar dates that are imprinted or stamped on a food label. The date lets customers know how long a product will remain fresh or safe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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