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expiry

expiry

3 3.0
The last date when a document or product is still valid
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspaɪəri/
  • UK
translation icon : caducidad
  • The actual expiry date may differ based on the kind of record.
  • expiry date

But the truth is, you know, there is an expiry date for all of us whenever it's going to be.

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Examples

  • LAIV also has a shorter shelf life than other flu vaccines, and it is therefore important to check the expiry date before use.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The security code is generated from the number and the expiry date with a secret key.

    Blog text (32)
  • No one can see when the real expiry date is.

  • The expiry date is included too.

  • There is no expiry date on sorrow.

  • We cannot guarantee the lives of foreign nationals after the expiry of this ultimatum.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Since the expiry of the American ultimatum to the Soviet Union at noon yesterday, there have been intense diplomatic efforts to mediate between the two countries.

  • Negotiations between the two countries over the Ganges water continued, and as the expiry date of the 1977 treaty loomed, Bangladesh urgently needed to find another agreement on the sharing of Ganges water.

    Academic text (1998)
  • You should always check the expiry date on food packages before buying them.

  • The contract was signed on January 1st, and its expiry date is December 31st of the same year.

Synonyms

expiration
vsexpiry
  • US
56 3.5

The end of the time when something is valid, like a passport or food

includes that end plus safety or product usefulness too
expiration date
vsexpiry
  • US
34 2.2

The last day you should use food, medicine, or other items

refers to the general end of validity for documents contracts or items
exp
vsexpiry
6.8

A short form for expiration date on food or coupons

is the full word rather than an abbreviation used in writing

Antonyms

validity
  • Specialized
56 4.4

Showing that an idea is logical and factually correct

56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

Surface Forms

expiry singular
expiries plural

Morphology

expiry = expire (transparent) = expire + y

The noun 'expiry' is directly formed from the verb 'expire' with a standard nominalizing suffix, and its meaning (the end point when something expires) is predictable.

Etymology

Expiry comes from the Latin root spirare, which means 'to breathe'. People used 'breathing out' as a way to say 'to end' (for example, when life ends), so expiry is the date or time when something 'ends' and is no longer valid.