expired
- adjective
- /ɪkˈspaɪərd/
- She discovered an expired coupon while cleaning her wallet.
- an expired patent
So this stuff, a lot of it's already opened and it's probably expired, which sucks.
- So this stuff, a lot of it's already opened and it's probably expired, which sucks.
- This strange social obligation to maintain these expired friendships, these expired relationships.
- Yeah, a week, two weeks before isn't expired, isn't expiring.
- Yeah, sure, give it up for expired test kits.
- Oh my God, is this one expired?
- It feels like a place that has its best and expired first aid kit.
Examples
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Moses, the warranty has expired on your Toyota Camry.
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Wait, doesn't she have an expired license?
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Well, we have one more and these ones are only expired by a few days.
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These are probably expired, but I still use them.
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The driver then provided an expired insurance card.
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Hey, look, these expired, like, five months ago.
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The supermarket is selling expired bacon.
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It's got a temp tag that expired yesterday.
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What happens if I use expired Shea butter?
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It's three years expired.
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No longer current or in use
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Etymology
The word expired comes from the parts ex- 'out' and spirare 'to breathe', the same root you see in inspire. It originally meant 'to breathe out' and then 'to come to an end', so when something is expired it has 'breathed out' its time and is no longer valid.