expire (verb)
1expire — ► VERB 1) (of a document or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity. 2) (of a period of time) come to an end. 3) (of a person) die. 4) technical exhale (air) from the lungs. DERIVATIVES expiration noun expiratory adjective …
2expire — verb VERB + EXPIRE ▪ be due to ▪ His contract is due to expire at the end of this year. Expire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑contract, ↑copyright, ↑credit card, ↑deadline, ↑deal, ↑ …
3expire — verb a) to die The old librarian will expire next week. b) to become invalid My library card will expire next week. Ant: inspire …
4expire — I verb animam edere, become void, cease, cease to be, close, come to a close, come to an end, conclude, decease, depart, die, die away, die out, disappear, discontinue, draw to a close, elapse, end, exspirare, fade away, finish, go, lapse, pass,… …
5expire — verb (I) 1 if an official document expires, the period of time during which it can be used ends: My passport expires next week. (+ on/in/at): Our contracts are due to expire on 20 June. 2 if a period of time when someone has a particular position …
6expire — verb (expired; expiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex + spirare to breathe Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to breathe one s last breath ; die 2 …
7expire — verb 1) my contract has expired Syn: run out, become invalid, become void, lapse; end, finish, stop, come to an end, terminate 2) the spot where he expired Syn: die, pass away/on, br …
8expire — verb 1) my contract has expired Syn: run out, become invalid, become void, lapse, end, finish, stop, terminate 2) the spot where he expired Syn: die, pass away, breathe one s last …
9expire — Situation in which the expiration date for an option passes without the option being exercised or offset. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * expire ex‧pire [ɪkˈspaɪə ǁ ˈspaɪr] verb [intransitive] 1. LAW if an official document such as a… …
10expire */ — UK [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)] / US [ɪkˈspaɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms expire : present tense I/you/we/they expire he/she/it expires present participle expiring past tense expired past participle expired 1) if an agreement, offer, or official document… …
