expiration
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3.5
- noun
- /ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən/
- US
:
vencimiento
- Release date: January 15, 2015; Expiration date: January 15, 2016
- expiration date
- expiration of restrictions
- expiration of amortization
And so they're not going to sell the contract around expiration.
- And so they're not going to sell the contract around expiration.
- It's like holding contracts to expiration.
- This thing does not have a expiration date, you know what I'm saying?
- And so the the expiration date on these berries is about double.
- There is a there's an expiration date on this phase that you're going through.
- But because it's sport, it has an expiration date on it.
- He just, he feels like it's past his expiration date.
- I hope not, but I think so many predictions reach their expiration dates and and get invalidated.
Examples
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Release date: July 24, 2013; Expiration date: July 24, 2014.
Academic text (2013) -
All I know is that we have an expiration date, and that expiration date is Monday.
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So this planned expiration has already been extended for in this case all single family properties.
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It's the interest between now and and expiration date, OK.
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So you want your expiration date longer.
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Anything with an expiration date.
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Release date: January 16, 2015; Expiration date: January 16, 2016.
Academic text (2015) -
Release date: November 21, 2013; Expiration date: November 21, 2014
Academic text (2013) -
Because these vouchers had no expiration dates, many passengers saved their vouchers and planned to use them in the future.
Academic text (2017) -
Make sure to check the expiration date on the milk before you buy it.
Synonyms
56
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
34
2.2
The last day you should use food, medicine, or other items
10
6.0
The date when a loan or bond must be paid back in full
3
3.0
The last date when a document or product is still valid
1
5.5
The date when you must pay back a loan or bond in full
A short form for expiration date on food or coupons
A law or rule that stops automatically after a fixed time unless renewed
Antonyms
Compounds
How Valid
- Specialized
75
4.3
- Formal
1
6.6
49
6.3
- Specialized
1
7.7
- US
56
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expiration comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and spirare 'to breathe', the same root you see in respire and inspire. Think of a date or contract as having a 'breath' of life that goes 'out' when it ends, so expiration is the end of that time period.