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ex·pi·ry
(ĭk-spīr′ē)n. pl. ex·pi·ries
1. An expiration, especially of a contract or an agreement.
2. Death.
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expiry
(ɪkˈspaɪərɪ)n, pl -ries
1.
a. a coming to an end, esp of a contract period; termination: expiry of a lease.
b. (as modifier): the expiry date.
2. death
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ex•pi•ry
(ɪkˈspaɪər i, ˈɛk spə ri)n., pl. -ries.
1. expiration of breath.
2. a termination, as of life or a contract.
[1745–55]
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| Noun | 1. | expiry - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" |
| 2. |  expiry - 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"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" fatality, human death - a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" martyrdom - death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause megadeath - the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths" exit, expiration, going, passing, departure, release, loss - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" wrongful death - a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs |
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expiry
noun expiration, ending, end, conclusion, close, demise, lapsing, lapse, termination, cessation the expiry of a fixed term contract
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إنتِهاء المَوعِد
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expiry
[ɪksˈpaɪərɪ]A. N [of time, period] → terminación f, finalización f; [of visa, passport] → vencimiento m, caducidad f; [of lease, contract] → vencimiento m, expiración f
B. CPD expiry date N [of visa, contract] → fecha f de vencimiento; [of medicine, food item] → fecha f de caducidad
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expiry
n → Ablauf m; on the expiry of → nach Ablauf (+gen); date of expiry, expiry date → Ablauftermin m; (of voucher, special offer) → Verfallsdatum nt
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expire
(ikˈspaiə) verb1. (of a limited period of time) to come to an end. His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow.
2. (of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date. My driving licence expired last month.
3. to die.
expiration (ekspiˈreiʃən) nounexˈpiry noun
the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit. The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.
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