return date

When it's due

A return date is when something is due back—a library book, rental equipment, or a person expected home: What's the return date on that DVD?

In legal and administrative contexts, it's the date by which a response or appearance is required: The court set a return date of April 15th.

Opposites
temporal direction in borrowing/rental cycle

return dateissue date

When something was released

start date

temporal direction in travel

return datedeparture date

When travel begins

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G