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stop date

The stop date is the date on which a housing-related service stops being provided.

In plain English

This is the calendar day when a service comes to an end. From that date onward, the housing-related service is no longer provided.

In context

Here, it asks for the date when the utility service should stop.

Situation
Setting up utilities and submitting maintenance, repair, and access requests
What it communicates
asks for when utility service should end.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say why the service is ending or what happens outside that date.

Examples

“31 March was the stop date for the housing support service, and the weekly visits ended then.”

Core meaning

“When she moved out, she entered a stop date for the gas service.”

In context

  • end date Broader Term

    An end date is any date when something ends; a stop date is an end date for a service being provided.

  • start date Opposite

    A start date marks when the service begins, not when it stops.