EXPIRY

death, decease, expiry

(noun) the event of dying or departure from life; “her death came as a terrible shock”; “upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren”

termination, expiration, expiry

(noun) a coming to an end of a contract period; “the expiry of his driver’s license”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

expiry (countable and uncountable, plural expiries)

(British, NZ, AU) End; termination; expiration.

(British, NZ, AU) Death.

(NZ, AU) synonym of expiration date

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"pi*ry, n.

Definition: Expiration. He had to leave at the expiry of the term. Lamb. The Parliament . . . now approaching the expiry of its legal term. J. Morley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

30 May 2025

FOREHAND

(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

coffee icon