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



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Word of the Day

23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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