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return deadline; due date (for returns)
the date by which a borrowed item must be returned
返却期限は来週の金曜日です。
The return deadline is next Friday.
図書館の本の返却期限が過ぎてしまった。
The return deadline for the library book has passed.
返却期限を守らないと延滞料がかかるので気をつけてください。
Please be careful, as late fees will be charged if you don't meet the return deadline.
Composed of 返却 (return, giving back) + 期限 (deadline, time limit). Most commonly encountered in libraries, rental services, and equipment lending contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 返却期限を守る: to meet the return deadline
- 返却期限が過ぎる: for the return deadline to pass
- 返却期限を延長する: to extend the return deadline
- 返却期限日: return due date
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 締め切り: deadline — general term for any deadline
- 期限: deadline, time limit — the general concept
- 返却日: return date — the specific date of return
- 貸出期間: lending period — the duration for which something can be borrowed