expectancy (redirected from expectancies)

ex·pec·tan·cy  (k-spktn-s)

n. pl. ex·pec·tan·cies

1. The act or state of expecting; expectation: Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.

2. The state of being expected.

3. Something expected.

4. An expected amount calculated on the basis of actuarial data: a life expectancy of 70 years.

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expectancy [ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ], expectance

n

1. something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average his life expectancy was 30 years

2. anticipation; expectation

3. (Law) the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property an estate in expectancy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expectancy - an expectation                       anticipation expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen suspense - excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense" fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" hope - a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
	2.	expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" anticipation expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future life expectancy - an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

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expectancy

noun

1. likelihood, prospect, tendency, outlook, probability the average life expectancy of the British male

2. expectation, hope, anticipation, waiting, belief, looking forward, assumption, prediction, probability, suspense, presumption, conjecture, surmise, supposition The atmosphere here at the stadium is one of expectancy.

Translations

expectancy [ɪksˈpektənsɪ] N (= state) → expectación f; (= hope, chance) → expectativa f (of de) there was a buzz of expectancy in the air → había un clima de expectación en el ambiente
life expectancy → esperanza f de vida

expectancy [ɪkˈspɛktənsi] n → attente f

expectancy

n → Erwartung f

expectancy [ɪksˈpɛkt/ənsɪ] n → attesa
life expectancy → speranza (media) di vita

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expectancy [ɪksˈpɛkt/ənsɪ] n → attesa
life expectancy → speranza (media) di vita