Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

expiry


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

Examples of EXPIRY

  1. the expiry of the waiting period
  2. <the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event>

First Known Use of EXPIRY

1752

Rhymes with EXPIRY

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: expiscate
Previous Word in the Dictionary: expiringly
All Words Near: expiry

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up expiry? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).