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date of birth
noun phrase
: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date
Give your full name and date of birth.
Examples of date of birth in a Sentence
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While Texas law requires individuals who are arrested or detained to provide their name, date of birth and address, they are not obligated to answer any additional questions.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Enter your personal information to verify your identity, like full name, date of birth, address, phone number and email address.
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Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The law would require millions of small business entities by next month to provide information about their owners, like their dates of birth and addresses, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an arm of the Treasury Department aimed at combatting money laundering and other crimes.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The process begins with a simple eligibility check: clients answer a few basic questions, like their name and date of birth, and receive a detailed report within minutes.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Other states may also require additional information, like your date of birth, filing status, or zip code.
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Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
The name, middle initial, and date of birth listed for Dowell in the police report from Saturday match those included in police records from the January 2023 arrest.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2024
Name, address, date of birth, age, driver’s license number, passport number, photograph, the signatures appearing on a government ID card, medical cannabis cards, transaction histories, and other personal information.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
That includes addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and bank account numbers, according to the filing.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
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“Date of birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20of%20birth. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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