expiry

Noun
US[ek-spahy-ree]/ˌɛkˈspaɪri/3 syllables
Synonyms: terminationexpirationdeathdecease

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a coming to an end of a contract period“the expiry of his driver's license”Synonyms: terminationexpirationType of end, ending
  2. 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”Synonyms: deathdeceaseType of change, alterationKinds passing, fatality, wrongful death, martyrdom, megadeathExamples Crucifixion of Jesus, Crucifixion
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ex′pi·ry noun

Expiration.

He had to leave at the expiry of the term.— Charles Lamb
The Parliament... now approaching the expiry of its legal term.— John Morley

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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