返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)

へんきゃくきげん
noun
return deadline; due date (for returns)
daily-lifetime-general
1. return deadline; due date (for returns)
the date by which a borrowed item must be returned
返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)は来週(らいしゅう)の金曜日(きんようび)です。
The return deadline is next Friday.
図書館(としょかん)の本(ほん)の返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)が過(す)ぎてしまった。
The return deadline for the library book has passed.
返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)を守(まも)らないと延滞料(えんたいりょう)がかかるので気(き)をつけてください。
Please be careful, as late fees will be charged if you don't meet the return deadline.

Composed of 返却(へんきゃく) (return, giving back) + 期限(きげん) (deadline, time limit). Most commonly encountered in libraries, rental services, and equipment lending contexts.

Common collocations

  • 返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)を守(まも)る: to meet the return deadline
  • 返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)が過(す)ぎる: for the return deadline to pass
  • 返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)を延長(えんちょう)する: to extend the return deadline
  • 返却期限(へんきゃくきげん)日(び): return due date

Similar words

  • 締(し)め切(き)り: deadline — general term for any deadline
  • 期限(きげん): deadline, time limit — the general concept
  • 返却日(へんきゃくび): return date — the specific date of return
  • 貸出期間(かしだしきかん): lending period — the duration for which something can be borrowed

Related Words

Compare: 締(し)め切(き)り (deadline)
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