Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of breathing out air from the lungs: The process of exhaling.
   • A euphemism for death: The act of dying or the instance of life ending.
   • The ending of a fixed period, especially of an agreement or validity: The point at which something ceases to be valid or in effect.

Usage and Examples

• Referring to breathing:
  • The doctor listened to the patient's inspiration and expiration.
  • Yoga emphasizes controlled expiration.
• Referring to death (euphemistic):
  • The community gathered to mourn his expiration.
  • The novel describes the character's peaceful expiration.
• Referring to the end of a validity period:
  • Check the expiration date on the milk carton.
  • The expiration of the lease is next month.

Advanced Usage

• "Upon expiration": At the moment something ends or becomes invalid.
  • The service will be terminated upon expiration of the contract.
• "Expiration of term": The end of a specified period.
  • The policyholder is notified before the expiration of the term.

Variants and Related Words

• Expire (verb): To come to an end; to die; to breathe out.
  • My passport expires next year.
• Expiratory (adjective): Relating to the act of breathing out.
  • The nurse measured his expiratory force.

Synonyms

• Exhalation: The process of breathing out.
• Death, demise, passing: The end of life.
• Termination, end, expiry, conclusion: The point of ending.

Related Phrases

• Expiration date: The last day something can be used or is valid.
  • Always check the expiration date on medication.

Noun

1. the act of expelling air from the lungs
2. euphemistic expressions for death
   • thousands mourned his passing
3. a coming to an end of a contract period
   • the expiry of his driver's license