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Vinony

expiration

noun

  1. in options contracts
  2. act or process of getting to the end of a valid time period
  3. act or process of exhaling
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ / [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] / /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.

  1. An act, process, or instance of expiring.

    “Holonym: respiration”

    “crackles heard on expiration”

  2. An act, process, or instance of expiring.

    “labored expirations”

  3. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
  4. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
  5. An act, process, or instance of expiring.

    “expiration date”

  6. An act, process, or instance of expiring.