expiry
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·pi·ry
noun \ik-ˈspī(-ə)r-ē, ˈek-spə-rē\ plural ex·pi·ries
Definition of EXPIRY
: expiration: as a : exhalation of breath b : death c : termination; especially : the termination of a time or period fixed by law, contract, or agreement
See Examples of EXPIRY
- the expiry of the waiting period
- <the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event>
First Known Use of EXPIRY
1752
Related to EXPIRY
- Synonyms
- demise, expiration, death, termination
- Antonyms
- alpha, beginning, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, genesis, inception, incipience, incipiency, launch, morning, onset, outset, start
Rhymes with EXPIRY
ex·pi·ry
noun \ik-ˈspī(ə)r-ē, ˈek-spə-rē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; ex·pi·ries
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