expire
Americanverb (used without object)
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to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
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to emit the last breath; die.
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to breathe out.
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to die out, as a fire.
verb (used with object)
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to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
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Archaic. to give off, emit, or eject.
verb
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(intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
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to breathe out (air); exhale
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(intr) to die
Other Word Forms
- expirer noun
- expiringly adverb
- nonexpiring adjective
- unexpired adjective
- unexpiring adjective
Etymology
Origin of expire
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) pīrāre to breathe out, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + spīrāre to breathe
Example Sentences
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In 2015, Congress authorized California’s program through a highway funding bill, but that authorization expired Sept. 30.
From Los Angeles Times
When Habba’s temporary term was set to expire this summer, her district’s judges chose her deputy to lead the office instead.
The licenses were canceled, the DMV said, because they were set to expire after the time the migrants were legally allowed to remain in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
The president is also set to name his chosen successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May, sometime in the next few weeks.
From Barron's
The tax credit expired on Sept. 30, which led to a surge of EV buying to get the federal subsidy while it lasted.
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