the years of the beginning and end of an event or period
dates in American English
the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person
Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321
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Examples of 'dates' in a sentence
dates
After they'd hung up he stared at the dates he'd written down.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
She may have had some sort of agent that we can check dates with.
Barnard, Robert DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE (2002)
All related terms of 'dates'
date
A date is a specific time that can be named , for example a particular day or a particular year.
date back
If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
date from
If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
due date
the date when something is due to be paid
end date
the date on which something such as a contract , right, or legal obligation ends
play date
an appointment made by several parents to have their young children play together
birthdate
Your birthdate is the same as your → date of birth .
blind date
A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
value date
the exact date on which a financial transaction , esp in buying and selling foreign exchange, is deemed to take place: used for calculating exchange rates
arrival date
Your arrival date is the date that you are expected to come to a hotel or other location .
carbon-date
to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
Chinese date
any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z . jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits
closing date
the final day on which a person can enter a competition , enrol on an educational course , etc
double date
a date for two couples
expiry date
the date on which something comes to an end, can no longer be used, or is no longer safe to be eaten
payment date
the date on which a payment (of a debt , bill , etc) is used to be paid
release date
a fixed date on which a product is due to become available for the public to see or buy
renewal date
The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed .
safety date
someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
sailing date
the date that a ship or boat departs on a sailing voyage
target date
a date aimed at, as for the end of a project
completion date
(in Britain ) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
cut-off date
the last date on which it is possible to do something
departure date
Your departure date is the date that you are expected to leave a hotel or other location .
expiration date
The expiration date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay .
sell-by date
The sell-by date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay .
settlement date
A settlement date is the date on which a buyer pays for securities delivered by a seller , or the date on which title to real property passes from a seller to a buyer.
use-by date
the date by which perishable goods should be used
date of birth
Your date of birth is the exact date on which you were born, including the year .
drop-dead date
an absolute deadline that cannot be missed
publication date
the date on which a book or magazine is published , or is going to be published
best-before date
a date on packaged food indicating how long it is safe to keep it
ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date is the date after the declaration of a dividend on which the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive the next dividend payment.