Expiry (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

• Death
• Decease

Hypernyms

• Alteration
• Change

Hyponyms

• Exit
• Expiration
• Wrongful Death
• Loss
• Megadeath
• Martyrdom
• Passing
• Release
• Fatality
• Human Death
• Going

Meaning ²

A coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• The notice of termination must be handed in before the expiry of the current contract period.
• The contract will automatically renew for another year unless canceled before the expiry of the current year.
• The insurance policy will be invalid after the expiry of the premium payment date.
• The company will notify the employee of the expiry of the probationary period in writing.
• The registration certificate is only valid until the expiry of the specified validation date.

Synonyms

• Termination
• Expiration

Hypernyms

• Ending
• End