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ik-SPEYE-uh/ɪkˈspaɪə/

To expire is to reach the end of validity: a passport expires; the offer expires at noon. Run out is everyday; lapse is close for memberships. Sit the test only if ID will not expire in the window. Formal/old: expire = die. Do not mix with exhale or with expert.

Meaning

To reach the end of the time when something is valid.

Examples

• “Do not sit the test if your ID will expire during the window.”
• “The truce expired at midnight, which is the agreement sense.”

Good to know

expire on + date; an expired ticket. Everyday: run out. Close: lapse. Formal: expire = die. Visas, IDs, offers. Mix-up: expert / exhale.

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