expiry

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expiry

/ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/
/ɛkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/

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From expire + -y.

noun expiries

Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable End; termination; expiration. upon expiry
Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable Death.
Australia, New Zealand, countable, uncountable Synonym of expiration date.
Similar: expiration date

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: expiration, termination, cessation, expiratory, ending, expire, end, closure, obsolescence, closing, revocation, extinction, lapsing, lapse, finish, close

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noun end, termination

Français	expiration
Deutsch	Ablauf
Italiano	scadenza, termine
Русский	истече́ние/оконча́ние сро́ка де́йствия istečénije/okončánije sróka déjstvija, оконча́ние okončánije, истече́ние istečénije

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"expiry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expiry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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expiry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expiry

Chicago

"expiry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expiry.

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@misc{expiry_2026,
  title = {expiry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expiry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}