expiration
[ ek-spuh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən /
Save This Word!
noun
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of expiration
OTHER WORDS FROM expiration
non·ex·pi·ra·tion, nounpre·ex·pi·ra·tion, nounWords nearby expiration
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for expiration
British Dictionary definitions for expiration
expiration
/ (ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the finish of something; ending; expiry
the act, process, or sound of breathing out
rare a last breath; death
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for expiration
expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rā′shən ]
n.
exhalation
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for expiration
expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rā′shən ]
See exhalation.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.