noun
expiry
ihk-SPEYE-uhr-ee
noun
1
The end of a period of validity; the point when something expires.
"Check the card's expiry before making a payment."
How to Use Expiry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe date or point at which something stops being valid.
UK vs US
Common in British English ("expiry date"); American English tends to prefer "expiration."
Easily confused with
Common pairings
expiry date
nearing expiry
Word Forms
expiries plural
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Etymology
From expire + the noun ending -y.