26984 words

expire

7 definitions • 12 examples
1
If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use:

Examples:

The contract between the two companies will expire at the end of the year.
2
to die:

Examples:

He ceased to breathe, gently expiring without any struggle at the age of 90.
In 1936 the last Tasmanian tiger breathed its final breath and expired in a zoo in Hobart.
3
to breathe out or to breathe air out:

Examples:

The patient inhales as much air as possible and then expires with maximum effort.
The device measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the patient's lungs.
4
(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use:

Examples:

My passport will expire next year.
5
to die
6
to come to an end after a fixed length of time:

Examples:

This offer expires on 31 March 2012.
set/scheduled/due to expire The warranty period is due to expire at the end of November.
Under current law, the state's earned-income tax credit would expire after this year.
7
if an option (= the right to buy or sell particular shares) expires, it can no longer be exercised (= used):

Examples:

The investment options expire on February 5.

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