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due date

due date

21 2.6
The date when you must pay something
  • noun
  • /duː deɪt/
: fecha de vencimiento (pagos)
  • The company expects all payments to be made by the due date listed on the invoice.
  • due date for assignments
  • due date for payment
  • upcoming due date

It'd be in my calls list by Friday, there'll be a due date on that.

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Examples

  • Now the due date to repay is almost here.

  • Once goals are set, the case manager and client agree on a due date for each task.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Today is four weeks from the due date.

  • The due date is on the bottom.

  • The due date is March 30th.

  • Uh, her due date is right around the corner, and it's time to stop by for a checkup.

  • It's our baby's due date, and I'm still pregnant.

  • It's three days past my due date, and Amy is trying to induce labor.

  • The due date isn't till February 15th.

  • The athletic directors were also informed of the due date for returning the questionnaire in its completed form.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

deadline
vsdue date
447 1.8

A time by which something must be finished

is specifically the date to make payments or repay obligations
maturity
vsdue date
  • Specialized
8 6.0

The date when a loan or bond must be paid back in full

is the general payment date for many obligations not only financial ones
maturity date
vsdue date
  • Specialized
1 5.5

The date when you must pay back a loan or bond in full

is a general payment date for any obligation rather than only financial ones

How Soon

due date
21 2.6
overdue
107 2.7
far
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

due date singular
due dates plural

Morphology

due + date

The meaning 'the date by which an obligation is to be paid' is directly and compositionally derived from 'due' (owed/required) + 'date' (a calendar day). This is a common, cross-linguistically transparent combination and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase due date comes from a simple picture of a calendar day when something is due, or 'owed', and the date marks when you must pay or hand it in. So, due date means 'the date by which a payment or obligation must be made'.