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

Related to EXPIRY

Synonyms: demise, expiration, death, termination

Antonyms: alpha, beginning, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, genesis, inception, incipience, incipiency, launch, morning, onset, outset, start

Related Words: dispersion, dissolution; cessation, close, conclusion, decease, discontinuance, doom, end, ending, finish, halt, lapse, passing, quietus, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease; suicide; annihilation, destruction, ruin

Near Antonyms: existence, persistence, prolongation; inauguration, initiation, institution, origination

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Rhymes with EXPIRY

venire