life expectancy
Americannoun
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life expectancies
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of life expectancy
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Surging yields in recent weeks have distorted other markets, extending the life expectancy of two other popular flavors of debt securities: mortgage bonds and Treasury futures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The coronavirus crisis plunged global life expectancy down to 71.5 years in 2021.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
But charities have warned that it will disproportionately affect areas of the UK where life expectancy is lower, and those on lower incomes.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
That life expectancy, however, was heavily skewed by high infant mortality, according to the Social Security Administration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
I do not know when I will die, but there are tables which tell me what my life expectancy is and insurers will insure me on the basis of those tables.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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