expectancy

[ ik-spek-tuhn-see ]

/ ɪkˈspɛk tən si /

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noun, plural ex·pect·an·cies.

the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.

the state of being expected.

an object of expectation; something expected.

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Also ex·pect·ance .

Origin of expectancy

From the Medieval Latin word ex(s)pectantia, dating back to 1590–1600. See expectant, -ancy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expectancy

expectancy , expectation

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How to use expectancy in a sentence

But as yet these expectancies were not considered property in the full sense of the word.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
He was a speculator who overstepped them all in audacious visions and golden expectancies.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
I understood she was an heiress, but had never, until now, thought of inquiring into the precise amount of her expectancies.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 3|Various
This was the unforeseen conclusion of all my great expectancies!
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

Girls of sixteen or thereabout are prone to expectancies of this kind.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for expectancy

expectancy

expectance

/ (ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ) /

noun

something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or averagehis life expectancy was 30 years

anticipation; expectation

the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in propertyan estate in expectancy

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expectancy

Origin of expectancy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expectancy

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British Dictionary definitions for expectancy

expectance