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ex·pi·ry  (k-spr)
n. pl. ex·pi·ries
1. An expiration, especially of a contract or an agreement.
2. Death.

expiry
Noun
pl -ries a coming to an end, esp. of the period of a contract
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Noun1.expiry - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
2.expiryexpiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
fatality, human death - a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"
martyrdom - death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
megadeath - the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths"
exit, expiration, going, passing, departure, release, loss - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
wrongful death - a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs

expiry
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Spanish expiry [ɪkˈspaɪərɪ] ncaducidad f; vencimiento
French expiry [ɪkˈspaɪərɪ] expire nexpiration f
German expiry [ɪksˈpaɪərɪ] expire nAblauf m
Italian expiry [ɪkˈspaɪərɪ] nscadenza

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