expiration
noun
ex·pi·ra·tion
ˌek-spə-ˈrā-shən 
1
a
: the last emission of breath : death
b(1)
: the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation
(2)
: the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)
2
: the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : termination
Examples of expiration in a Sentence
one month after the expiration of the contract
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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The winner of November’s presidential election will face an epic challenge next year with the coming expiration of nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts — an issue that the Biden White House is highlighting in the runup to November.
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Josh Boak, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The writers were threatening to picket Sesame Workshop’s New York headquarters, but that work stoppage was precluded by a compromise reached on the final day before the contract’s expiration.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
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Josh Boak, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The writers were threatening to picket Sesame Workshop’s New York headquarters, but that work stoppage was precluded by a compromise reached on the final day before the contract’s expiration.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
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expiration
noun
ex·pi·ra·tion
ˌek-spə-ˈrā-shən
1
a
: the expelling of air from the lungs in breathing
b
: air or vapor expelled from the lungs
2
: the fact of coming to an end
Medical Definition
expiration
noun
ex·pi·ra·tion
ˌek-spə-ˈrā-shən
1
a(1)
: the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation
(2)
: the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)
b
archaic
: the last emission of breath : death
2
: something produced by breathing out
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