expiration

[ ek-spuh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
the act of expiring, or breathing out; emission of air from the lungs.
Archaic. death.

Origin of expiration

1375–1425; late Middle English expiracioun < Latin expīrātiōn- (stem of expīrātiō), equivalent to expīrāt(us) (past participle of ex(s)pīrāre to expire) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM expiration

non·ex·pi·ra·tion, noun pre·ex·pi·ra·tion, noun

Example sentences from the Web for expiration

British Dictionary definitions for expiration

expiration
/ (ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the finish of something; ending; expiry
the act, process, or sound of breathing out
rare a last breath; death

Medical definitions for expiration

expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rāshən ]

n.

exhalation

Scientific definitions for expiration

expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rāshən ]

See exhalation.