Expiry
[ik-spahyuh r-ee, ek-spuh-ree] /ɪkˈspaɪər i, ˈɛk spə ri/
noun, plural expiries.
1.
of breath.
2.
an end or termination, as of life or a contract.
/ɪkˈspaɪərɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
2.
death
n.
“close, termination,” 1752, from expire + -y (1). Meaning “dying, death” is from 1790.
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