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expiry
(ex¦piry)
Pronunciation:
/ɪkˈspʌɪri, ɛk-/
noun
[
mass noun
]
1
British
the end of the period for which something is valid:
the expiry of the patent
[
as modifier
]
:
an expiry date
the end of a fixed period of time:
the expiry of the six-month period
2
archaic
death.
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