expectancy
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expectancy
- /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ UK
- /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ UK
- /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ US
- /ɛkˈspɛktənsi/ US
Where it comes from
From expectant + -cy or expect + -ancy.
noun expectancies · expectance
- Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something. [T]he Dukes dissembled their feares, and dissolued their forces, and remained in expectancie what would ensue.
- The state of being expected.
- Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
- expectation; expected value
- Something expected or awaited. O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! / The courtier’s, scholar’s, soldier’s, eye, tongue, sword, / Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state […]
Similar: expectingness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anticipation, expectation, esperance, expected, anticipated, forecast, era, useful, intuition, lifetime, hope, longevity, lifespan, durability, duration, prospect
noun
Similar: expectingness
Translations
Every language
noun expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
| Français | attente, espérance, expectative |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Erwartung |
| Ελληνικά | προσδοκία prosdokía |
| Română | anticipare, așteptare |
noun the state of being expected, or something expected
| עברית | תּוֹחֶלֶת toẖélet |
|---|
noun (law) future interest as to possession or enjoyment
| Français | expectative |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Anwartschaft |
| Italiano | aspettativa |
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