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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