deadline

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/

Noun

deadline (plural deadlines)

1. A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

   I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!

2. (archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
3. (archaic) A line that does not move.
4. (archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

Translations

• French: date butoir, date limite, échéance
• German: Stichtag, Frist, Termin; (university and business also) Deadline
• Italian: scadenza, termine, limite
• Portuguese: prazo
• Russian: кра́йний срок
• Spanish: fecha límite, requisito, compromiso, plazo

Verb

deadline (deadlines, present participle deadlining; past and past participle deadlined)

1. (military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

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