expiration
When validity ends
Expiration is the act of coming to an end or the moment when something ceases to be valid.
A driver's license has an expiration date.
A contract reaches expiration.
Food past its expiration may be unsafe.
In physiology, expiration is the act of breathing out—exhaling air from the lungs.
The related verb is expire.
Expel breath outward
- exhalationBreathing out air
- breathAir taken in
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
diaphragm · oxygen · carbon dioxide · inhalation · inhale · ventilation · pulmonary · airway
State of eventual death
- demiseCessation of existence
- passingMoving by or temporary
- last breathFinal exhale before death
- end of lifeCessation of existence
dying · perishing · departure · decease · termination · fatality
When payment is required
- cutoffPoint of termination
- time limitMaximum duration permitted
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
renewal · shelf life · best before · use by · sell by · warranty · license · passport
exhale
Expel breath outward
- exhalationBreathing out air
- breathAir taken in
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
lungs · diaphragm · oxygen · carbon dioxide · inhalation · inhale · ventilation · pulmonary · airway · alveoli
mortality
State of eventual death
- demiseCessation of existence
- passingMoving by or temporary
- last breathFinal exhale before death
end of life · dying · perishing · departure · decease · termination · fatality
due date
When payment is required
- cutoffPoint of termination
- time limitMaximum duration permitted
- deadlineTime limit for completion
lapse · renewal · shelf life · best before · use by · sell by · warranty · license · passport · visa
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
sour · moldy · curdled · putrid · decomposed · tainted · contaminated · perished · off · turned
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- expiration datesuse by, use-by date, sell by, sell-by date, best before
- limitslimit, limits, limitation, upper limit, lower limit
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- cachingFIFO, TTL, eviction, prefetching, write-back
- copy protectionDRM, content protection, digital rights, digital watermark, CSS
expirationbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · commencement · inception · birth · genesis
expirationcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · extension · renewal · prolongation · persistence
expirationinhalation
Taking breath in
inspiration · breathing in · inhale · intake · insufflation
- expiration dateFinal day of validity
- passport expirationWhen travel credentials lapse
- lease expirationEnd of rental contract
- contract expirationWhen agreement stops binding
- visa expirationEnd of authorized stay