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expire

[ik-spahyuhr]

verb (used without object)

expired, expiring 
  1. to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.

  2. to emit the last breath; die.

  3. to breathe out.

  4. to die out, as a fire.



verb (used with object)

expired, expiring 
  1. to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.

  2. Archaic.to give off, emit, or eject.

expire

/ ɪˈ貹ɪə /

verb

  1. (intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end

  2. to breathe out (air); exhale

  3. (intr) to die

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • expirer noun
  • expiringly adverb
  • nonexpiring adjective
  • unexpired adjective
  • unexpiring adjective
  • ˈ辱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expire1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) ī to breathe out, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + to breathe
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expire1

C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exsī to breathe out, from to breathe
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Paramount’s $900-million overall deal with “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker doesn’t expire for another two years.

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He followed that up with a shorter post, noting that the 60-day deadline he had given the Iranians for a deal had expired - but still holding out hope.

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Attorneys for Lee, who denies the allegations, have repeatedly tried to block the commission’s case, arguing that the statute of limitations had expired.

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The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the game companies came to a resolution on Monday, more than two years after their previous agreement covering interactive media expired.

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If you are placed on a forbearance plan, you will eventually have to pay what is owed once the plan expires.

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