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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + date
the exact/precise date
• I can’t remember the exact date we moved into this house.
the agreed date
British English , agreed upon date American English (= one that people have agreed on )
• The work was not finished by the agreed date.
the closing date
(= the last day you can officially do something )
• The closing date for applications is April 30th.
the due date
(= the date by which something is due to happen )
• Payment must be made by the due date.
the delivery date
(= a date on which goods will be delivered )
• The delivery date should be around 23rd August.
the publication date
(= the date when something is published )
• We are aiming at a publication date of mid-November.
the departure date
(= the date when someone leaves )
• My departure date was only a few days away.
the expiry date
British English , expiration date American English (= a date on a product after which it cannot be used )
• Check the expiry date on your credit card.
the sell-by date
British English (= a date on a food product after which it should not be sold )
• Those yoghurts are a week past their sell-by date.
verbs
decide on a date
(= choose the date when something will happen )
• Have you decided on a date for the wedding yet?
set/fix a date
(= decide the date when something will happen )
• They haven’t set a date for the election yet.
phrases
today’s date
• Don’t forget to put today’s date at the top of the letter.
sb’s date of birth
( also sb’s birth date ) (= the day and year when someone was born )
• What’s your date of birth?
the date of publication/issue/departure etc
formal
• The insurance will only cover costs incurred on or after the date of departure.
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verb ADV. accurately, precisely It has not yet been possible to date the paintings accurately., noun particular day ADJ. earlier, earliest She suggested an earlier date for the meeting. | later, latest | exact, firm, specific I can't give you specific dates. | provisional, tentative | unspecified | significant 7th May, 1999 was a very significant date in my life. | closing The closing date with Camilla on Friday night. | make We must make a date to have lunch. | keep She wanted to arrive in time to keep her date. | break, cancel He was late, and ended up breaking their dinner date. PREP. on a ~ She's out on a date with her new boyfriend. | ~ with for applications is May 22. | expiry What's the expiry date on your credit card? | delivery | due The baby was born exactly on its due date. | birth | anniversary | sell-by This yogurt is past its sell-by date. | cut-off Historians disagree on the cut-off date for the medieval period. | commencement, completion The building was not finished by the completion date. VERB + DATE agree (on), arrange, decide (on), fix, set Can we fix dates for the holiday? Has a date been fixed for the meeting? PREP. after a/the ~ We cannot accept applications received after this date. | at a … ~ The election is scheduled to take place at an unspecified date in the autumn. | before a/the ~, by a/the ~ The building must be finished by the date agreed. | from a/the ~ The agreement runs from that date. | on a/the ~ I've got two meetings on that date. | ~ for We need to set a date for the wedding. | ~ of the date of the election PHRASES the/your big date Joe's getting ready for his big date on 3rd March, when he gets married. | at a/some future date More money will be made available at some future date. | at a later date We can do that at a later date. | date of birth Please give your name, address and date of birth. | of recent date The foundations are Roman, but the rest of the building is of more recent date. | put a date on/to sth It's difficult to put a date on when this neighbourhood became fashionable. | today's date What's today's date? appointment to meet sb socially ADJ. dinner, lunch | blind (= a date with sb you have not met before) She met her husband on a blind date. | hot (= exciting) She had a hot date and wanted to look her best. VERB + DATE have I've got a date
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