expiry
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a coming to an end, esp of a contract period; termination
expiry of a lease
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the expiry date
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death
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Infrastructure-related borrowing, foreign-currency deposit outflows and the expiry of central-bank liquidity support measures are tightening funding conditions, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Bank cites uncertainty on growth prospects, pressure from semaglutide’s 2032 patent expiry, fair valuation, and limited near-term news flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Perpetual futures are derivative contracts without expiry allowing the holder to receive the economic return of the underlying asset.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It remains to be seen where the appointments will leave diplomacy with the US, after the expiry of a 60-day deadline for an agreement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The rain started again just after noon, and I sat under a dense pine nursing my last tin of meal replacement, the last-resort tin with the expiry dated for the previous year.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Another way to benefit from the options frenzy is buying stock and selling calls with strikes 10% higher than the stock with expiries of a month or less.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
In addition, the selloff has driven up volatility across all expiries of bitcoin options, while sharp selloffs typically only raise the volatilities of short-dated options, according to Forster.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
In addition, Poundland is seeking rent reductions from landlords which, together with lease expiries, could result in an additional 70 or so store closures in the future.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Drugmakers across the world have been struggling with patent expiries as well as cutbacks in healthcare spending by cash-strapped European governments.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2013
Previous lock-down expiries have helped drive Facebook's share price down to nearly half its $38 IPO level, but there is evidence short-sellers are losing interest, suggesting the drop may not be severe this time.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
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