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expectancy
[ ik-spek-tuhn-see ]
noun
- the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.
- the state of being expected.
- an object of expectation; something expected.
expectancy
/ ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ /
noun
- something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average
his life expectancy was 30 years
- anticipation; expectation
- the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property
an estate in expectancy
Word History and Origins
Origin of expectancy1
Example Sentences
It’s the largest decline in life expectancy for the United States since the early 1940s.
The only good news in the new report is that life expectancy typically bounces back quickly, because of the way it is calculated.
From 1960 to 1980 life expectancy in the United States steadily increased.
Life expectancy in Ward 8 is 72 — and just 68 in some neighborhoods — Nesbitt said, compared to 89 in more affluent neighborhoods elsewhere in the city.
Little research on that question existed, so they conducted their own analysis using 67 years of data about unemployment, life expectancy, and death rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Afghanistan, the United States has contributed to increasing life expectancy from 44 years to 61 years.
Other studies have found that professional football players have a life expectancy in the mid-50s.
In the wild, cheetahs have a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years, according to National Geographic.
Yes, there is a compelling relationship between life expectancy and income here in the U.S. and worldwide.
Keep in mind that the average life expectancy of an American is 78.
It was theatrical: he stood upon the stage, an audience watching him with intent expectancy, wondering upon his decision.
When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy.
Winston nodded as he went on, wondering with a grim expectancy whether Courthorne had returned again.
There is an air of anxious expectancy about him, with a look of Semitic shrewdness in the long, narrow face.
And the group rose to its feet; it broke up with little movements and murmurs, in a restrained, dignified expectancy.
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