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   expiration

   /ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid: North American "the expiration of the lease"
   • ▪ the end of a period of time: "the expiration of three years"
   • 2. the exhalation of breath from the lungs: technical "at the end of expiration there is still a slight inflation in the lungs"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a vapour or exhalation): from Latin exspiratio(n-), from the verb exspirare (see expire).

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   What is the meaning of expiration date?

   • 'Expiration date' is a marketing and potential-liability-reducing convention for manufacturers selling preserved products to an unknown clientele. It is conservatively set so that no perceivable degradation, let alone harmful changes, will be suffered if the product is kept unopened to that date.

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   What is expiration noun?

   • Definition of expiration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an ending of the period of time when an official document can be used, or when an agreement is legally acceptable on expiration The license can be renewed on expiration. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What does expire mean in English?

   • 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. To breathe one's last breath; die: The patient expired early this morning. 3. To exhale; breathe out. 1. To breathe (something) out. 2. Archaic To give (something) off. [Middle English expiren, from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre : ex-, ex- + spīrāre, to breathe .]

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   What is the difference between expiry and expiration?

   • I would normally use "expiry" as part of a compound noun "expiry date", meaning the date on which a contract is expected to expire. "Expiration" is the actual act of terminating the contract. Actually, there is an extremely important difference. "Expiry" means "death" ... expire. "Expiration" is the actual act of terminating the contract.

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   1. a. : the last emission of breath : death. b (1) : the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation. (2) : the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion) 2. : the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : termination. Synonyms.

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   Expiration is the end of a period of time during which something is valid or in use, or the act of breathing out. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of expiration with examples from various sources.

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   EXPIRATION definition: 1. the situation in which something that lasts for a fixed length of time comes to an end or stops…. Learn more.

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   Expiration definition: a coming to an end; termination; close. See examples of EXPIRATION used in a sentence.

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   Expiration is the ending of the period of time when an official document can be used, or when an agreement is legally acceptable. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use expiration in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

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   1. a breathing out, as of air from the lungs. 2. a. something breathed out. b. a sound, etc. made by breathing out. 3. a breathing one's last; dying. 4. a coming to an end; close.

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   Expiration is what happens when a lease or contract — or a period of time — has ended. The expiration of your library card means you need to sign up for a new one. You might notice that your container of yogurt is marked with a date — it's the expiration date, or the day the product is no longer fresh enough to be sold or eaten.