The expiryof something such as a contract, deadline, or visa is the time that it comes to an end or stops being valid.
...the expiry of a fixed term contract. [+ of]
Make a note of credit card numbers and check expiry dates.
Synonyms: expiration, ending, end, conclusion More Synonyms of expiry
expiry in British English
(ɪkˈspaɪərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
1.
a.
a coming to an end, esp of a contract period; termination
expiry of a lease
b.
(as modifier)
the expiry date
2.
death
expiry in American English
(ɛkˈspaɪri; ˈɛkspəri)
nounWord forms: pluralexˈpiries
1. British
a coming to an end; termination
2. Archaic
death
Word origin
expire + -y1
Examples of 'expiry' in a sentence
expiry
The lease expiry profile affords us the ability to be in control of a planned rebalancing of the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As leases approach expiry, confidence in an area often diminishes and households and agencies become unwilling to invest in the fabric of the property.
Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home-ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990)
The gelatine can be adapted to match the expiry period of the food by altering the concentration - with higher concentration gels staying solid longer.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
(noun)
Definition
a coming to an end, esp. of the period of a contract
the expiry of a fixed term contract
Synonyms
expiration
the expiration of his current passport
ending
The film has a Hollywood happy ending.
end
The report is expected by the end of the year.
conclusion
At the conclusion of the programme, viewers were invited to phone in.
close
Her retirement brings to a close a successful chapter in the school's history.
demise (euphemistic)
His demise left us heartbroken.
lapsing
lapse
termination
a dispute which led to the abrupt termination of trade
cessation
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cessation
Definition
an ending or pause
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
Synonyms
ceasing,
ending,
break,
halt,
halting,
pause,
suspension,
interruption,
respite,
standstill,
stoppage,
termination,
let-up (informal),
remission,
abeyance,
discontinuance,
stay,
rest
in the sense of close
Definition
the end or conclusion
Her retirement brings to a close a successful chapter in the school's history.
Synonyms
end,
ending,
finish,
conclusion,
completion,
finale,
culmination,
denouement
in the sense of conclusion
Definition
end or ending
At the conclusion of the programme, viewers were invited to phone in.