expiry

/ɪkˈspaɪəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈspaɪəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈspī(-ə)r-ē ˈek-spə-rē/ (ame, mw)

expiry — noun

1. the point when a document, product, agreement, or fixed period is no longer vali

1.名詞B2
釋義

the point when a document, product, agreement, or fixed period is no longer valid or safe to use

例句

Beatriz renewed her student visa a week before its expiry date.

expiry date — common document collocation

The yogurt was still cold, but its expiry date was yesterday.

expiry date for food labels

同義詞
  • expiration

    Nearly the same meaning, but more common in American English and on technical labels

  • termination

    More formal and often used for contracts or services that are officially ended

  • end

    Much broader and less specific; it does not imply formal validity

反義詞
  • renewal

    Refers to extending the period so the document or agreement stays valid

  • extension

    Focuses on extra time being added before the end point arrives

文法句型

expiry of + document/agreement/period

before expiry

[product/card] + expiry date

用法筆記

This sense usually appears with something that has a fixed period of validity, such as a visa, card, lease, medicine, or policy. In everyday English, expiry date is much more common than bare expiry when people talk about food or packaged products.

常見錯誤

❌My passport is in expiry next month.
✅My passport expires next month.
💡Expiry is a noun here, so use expire for the action.
❌The milk is over expiry.
✅The milk is past its expiry date.
💡Past its expiry date is the natural phrase for food or medicine.

2. death, especially in legal, ceremonial, or old-fashioned writing

2.名詞C1
釋義

death, especially in legal, ceremonial, or old-fashioned writing

例句

The will took effect immediately on Siraj's expiry at the hospital.

formal use in legal writing

The newspaper announced the poet's expiry after a long illness.

同義詞
  • death

    The neutral and normal modern word

  • passing

    Softer and more respectful, often used in careful speech

  • decease

    Very formal and mostly limited to legal or official writing

文法句型

on + someone's + expiry

after + someone's + expiry

用法筆記

This sense is rare in modern everyday English and is mostly found in legal documents, obituaries, and older writing. In ordinary conversation, people usually say death or passing instead.

常見錯誤

❌We were sad about her expiry.
✅We were sad about her death.
💡Expiry for a person sounds formal or old-fashioned, not natural in everyday speech.