Expiration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a coming to an end of a contract period

euphemistic expressions for death

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkspɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the expiry of his driver's license
thousands mourned his passing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

termination passing going breathing out departure release exhalation exit loss expiry

Parts of Speech

noun	a coming to an end of a contract period “the expiry of his driver's license”
noun	euphemistic expressions for death “thousands mourned his passing”
noun	the act of expelling air from the lungs

Word Forms

expire	verb	lose validity
pass	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
depart	verb	move away from a place into another direction
exit	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
go	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
exhale	verb	expel air

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ablauf

das Ende einer Vertragslaufzeit

🇪🇸Spanish

vencimiento

Llegar al final del período de un contrato.

🇮🇹Italian

scadenza

la conclusione del periodo contrattuale

🇳🇱Dutch

vervaldatum

het einde van een contractperiode nadert

🇵🇹Portuguese

expiração

o fim de um período de contrato

🇷🇺Russian

истечение срока действия

подходит к концу срок действия контракта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समय सीमा समाप्ति

एक अनुबंध अवधि का अंत होना

🇧🇩Bengali

মেয়াদ

একটি চুক্তির মেয়াদ শেষ হতে আসছে

🇮🇳Tamil

காலாவதி

ஒரு ஒப்பந்த காலம் முடிவடைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గడువు

ఒక ఒప్పంద కాలం ముగియనుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कालबाह्यता

कराराचा कालावधी संपत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાપ્તિ

કરાર અવધિના અંતમાં આવી રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದದ ಅವಧಿಯ ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലഹരണപ്പെടൽ

ഒരു കരാർ കാലയളവ് അവസാനിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਆਦ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ

ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ 'ਤੇ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میعاد ختم

معاہدہ کی مدت کے اختتام پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过期

合同期即将结束

🇯🇵Japanese

有効期限

契約期間の終了が近づいていること

🇰🇷Korean

만료

계약 기간이 끝나가는 중

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hết hạn

sắp kết thúc thời hạn hợp đồng

🇹🇭Thai

การหมดอายุ

การสิ้นสุดระยะเวลาสัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kadaluwarsa

mendekati berakhirnya masa kontrak

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-expire

isang pagdating sa pagtatapos ng panahon ng kontrata

🇲🇾Malay

tamat tempoh

berakhirnya tempoh kontrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتهاء

الوصول إلى نهاية مدة العقد

🇮🇷Persian

انقضا

پایان دوره قرارداد

🇹🇷Turkish

son kullanma tarihi

sözleşme süresinin sonuna yaklaşılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּקִיעָה

סיום תקופת חוזה

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The primary meaning of 'expiration' is 'a coming to an end of a contract period'.

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