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unexpired

unexpired

1 5.3
Still valid because its time has not ended
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈspaɪərd/
translation icon : vigente
  • When the debtor files a bankruptcy petition, an unexpired leasehold, as a legal and equitable interest of the debtor, is considered property of the estate under section 541(a)(1).
  • unexpired lease

Examples

  • Donald Payne, Jr. was also the winner of a special election to fill the unexpired term of his father, who died suddenly this past March of colon cancer.

    Blog text (17)
  • His unexpired term was filled by Nagaoka Harukazu, a career diplomat with a law doctorate from the University of Paris and a veteran of the Paris Peace Conference.

    Academic text (1995)
  • A valid, unexpired Alabama driver's license.

    Blog text (31)
  • The County Executive Committee fills vacancies for unexpired terms.

    Blog text (24)
  • She filled the unexpired term of her late husband, Huey P. Long.

    Blog text (16)
  • The 1818 sale catalogue says that the lease had 36 years unexpired.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In 1993, Tennessee's Republican leadership convinced Thompson, a relative unknown, to campaign for the unexpired Senate term of then-Vice President Albert Gore.

    Blog text (22)
  • One race was a special election for the unexpired term ending January 3, 1943, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Farmer-Laborite Ernest Lundeen on August 31, 1940.

    Blog text (14)
  • The governor will assume office immediately for the unexpired term of her predecessor.

  • A new candidate can be elected to serve the unexpired term if the position becomes vacant.

Antonyms

43 2.1

No longer valid because its date has passed

How Valid

valid
348 3.1
current
1.0
unexpired
1 5.3
expired
43 2.1
invalid
  • Formal
69 4.7

Surface Forms

unexpired positive

Morphology

unexpired = expired (transparent) = un + expire + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'expired', yielding a straightforward NOT interpretation.

Etymology

Unexpired is made from un- 'not' and expire 'to come to an end', as in an 'expiration date'. So unexpired means 'not yet ended' or still valid.