expiry
/expiry/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The termination or end of a fixed period of time, validity, or effectiveness: "expiry" refers to the point at which something, such as a contract, license, agreement, or period, comes to an end and is no longer valid or in force.
- The event of dying; death: In formal or legal contexts, "expiry" can be a euphemism for the end of life.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Please check the expiry date on the milk carton.
- The expiry of the lease agreement means we must vacate the premises next month.
- (Formal) Upon the expiry of the patriarch, the estate was divided among his heirs.
Advanced Usage
- "expiry of a term": the end of a specified duration.
- The law requires renewal before the expiry of the five-year term.
- "at expiry": at the moment something ends or becomes invalid.
- The option contract will be settled at expiry.
Variants and Related Words
- Expire (verb): to come to an end; to terminate. Also used as a formal term for dying.
- My passport will expire next year.
- Expiration (noun): a synonym for "expiry," particularly common in American English.
- The expiration date is printed on the bottom.
Synonyms
- End: the final part of something.
- Termination: the action of bringing something to an end.
- Conclusion: the end or finish of an event or process.
Related Phrases
- Expiry date (noun phrase): the date after which something is no longer valid, safe, or effective.
- Always respect the expiry date on medications.
- Shelf life (noun phrase): the length of time for which an item remains usable, consumable, or saleable. (Related concept to expiry date for products).
Noun
- the event of dying or departure from life
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- a coming to an end of a contract period
- the expiry of his driver's license