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Meanings of expiry in English

Portuguese
morte
Catalan
desaparició
Spanish
desaparición

The event of dying or departure from life.

      morte
      Portuguese
      expiração
      Catalan
      caducitat

      A coming to an end of a contract period.

            expiração
            Usage of expiry in English
            1
            Investors fear tomorrow's expiry could leave some banks facing a liquidity shortfall.
            The Irish Times
            2
            Gift vouchers: It's high time this rip-off of voucher expiry was stopped.
            The Irish Times
            3
            The tax credits pulled sales forward and activity dropped after the expiry.
            Reuters
            4
            Who knew sponges have an expiry date after you start using them?
            The South African
            5
            But then London has a bit of an expiry date on it.
            The Irish Times
            6
            The best-laid plans of mice and men have fairly stringent expiry dates.
            The Irish Times
            7
            They were on-site inspecting the expiry date of goods in the shop.
            The South African
            8
            US weapons inspections ended last year with the expiry of a 1991 treaty.
            The Guardian
            9
            Our work has also generated more research interest on medicine expiry in Uganda.
            Pubmed
            10
            And any backstop would have to have a clear expiry date, she said.
            Reuters
            11
            Medicines with short expiry dates may also be in short supply.
            News.com.au
            12
            The house was sold within weeks of expiry of the notice.
            The Irish Times
            13
            Bank shares led the gains ahead of the November derivatives expiry on Thursday.
            Reuters
            14
            Some have expiry dates for points if they are not used.
            News.com.au
            15
            Traders said the expiry of futures and options was a source of volatility.
            Reuters
            16
            Brussels has proposed the end of 2015 as the expiry date.
            Reuters
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            Translations for expiry
            Expiry through the time
            Expiry across language varieties
            Ireland
            Common
            United States of America
            Less common
            United Kingdom
            Rare