Phrase guide

due date

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, obstetrics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: EDD, estimated date of delivery, EDC, expected date of confinement

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The date of payment in financial arrangements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: due day

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: library science

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the date on which an obligation must be repaid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maturity, maturity date

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: date, day of the month

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 預產期 /预产期 (yùchǎnqī) — expected date of giving birth
  • Finnish: laskettu aika — expected date of giving birth
  • French: terme — expected date of giving birth
  • Hungarian: szülés várható napja — expected date of giving birth
  • Norwegian: termin — expected date of giving birth
  • Polish: termin porodu — expected date of giving birth
  • Russian: срок (srok) — expected date of giving birth
  • Russian: предполага́емая да́та рожде́ния (predpolagájemaja dáta roždénija) — expected date of giving birth
  • Spanish: fecha probable de / del parto — expected date of giving birth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到期還款日 /到期还款日 (dàoqī huánkuǎnrì) — date payment is due
  • Czech: datum splatnosti — date payment is due
  • Dutch: vervaldatum — date payment is due
  • Dutch: vervaldag — date payment is due
  • Finnish: eräpäivä — date payment is due
  • French: échéance — date payment is due
  • German: Fälligkeitsdatum — date payment is due
  • Hungarian: esedékesség — date payment is due
  • Indonesian: jatuh tempo — date payment is due
  • Polish: termin płatności — date payment is due
  • Russian: срок (srok) — date payment is due
  • Russian: срок опла́ты (srok opláty) — date payment is due
  • Russian: срок платежа́ (srok platežá) — date payment is due
  • Russian: да́та платежа́ (dáta platežá) — date payment is due
  • Spanish: fecha límite / debida / tope — date payment is due
  • Spanish: (fin de / del) plazo — date payment is due
  • Ottoman Turkish: وعده (vaʾde) — date payment is due
  • Chinese Mandarin: 還書日期 /还书日期 (huánshū rìqī) — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Chinese Mandarin: 應還日期 /应还日期 (yīnghuán rìqī) — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Finnish: palautuspäivä — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Finnish: eräpäivä — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • French: échéance — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • French: date limite — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • German: Rückgabetermin — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Hungarian: lejárati idő/dátum — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Polish: termin zwrotu — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Russian: срок (srok) — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Russian: да́та возвраще́ния (dáta vozvraščénija) — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Spanish: fecha límite / debida / tope — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Spanish: (fin de / del) plazo — date by which a book borrowed from a library must be returned
  • Arabic: مَوْعِد (mawʕid) — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 截止日期 (jiézhǐ rìqī) — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 期限 (qīxiàn) — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Finnish: määräpäivä — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • German: Fälligkeitsdatum — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Hungarian: határidő — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Norwegian: innleveringsfrist — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Polish: deadline — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Russian: срок (srok) — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Russian: да́та выполне́ния (dáta vypolnénija) — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Spanish: fecha límite / debida / tope — date by which a task is supposed to be completed
  • Spanish: (fin de / del) plazo — date by which a task is supposed to be completed