expiry

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English

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Etymology

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From expire +‎ -y.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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expiry (countable and uncountable, plural expiries)

  1. (British, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) End; termination; expiration.
  2. (British, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Death.
  3. (New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date

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References

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  1. ^ expiry, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “expiry (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.