due date

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due date (plural due dates)

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

   Synonyms: EDD, estimated date of delivery, EDC, expected date of confinement (dated)

3. The date of payment in financial arrangements.
4. The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned.
5. The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.

• (expected endpoint of pregnancy): term, preterm, postterm