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expiry

[ik-spahyuhr-ee, ek-spuh-ree]

noun

plural

expiries 
  1. expiration of breath.

  2. an end or termination, as of life or a contract.



expiry

/ ɪˈ貹ɪəɪ /

noun

    1. a coming to an end, esp of a contract period; termination

      expiry of a lease

    2. ( as modifier )

      the expiry date

  1. death

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nonexpiry noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expiry1

First recorded in 1745–55; expire + -y 3
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Example Sentences

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After that, some points come off his licence because they go beyond their year's expiry date.

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After those races, some points will come off his licence because they go beyond their year's expiry.

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For a year now the Russian authorities have been attempting to delegitimise Ukraine's president since the expiry of his presidential term.

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Assuming that Trump comes, it will occur within days of the expiry of the pause in massive so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on most of the world.

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And by an incredible quirk of fate, it is he who will host the G7 summit in Alberta in June, just days before the expiry of President Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs pause.

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