expiry
When validity ceases
Expiry is the end of a period of validity—when something ceases to be usable or enforceable.
A passport has an expiry date.
A contract reaches expiry.
The word is more common in British English; Americans typically say expiration.
Expiry can also mean death, though this use is rare and literary.
Brief failure or expiration
- cessationA full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- invalidationAct of nullifying
cancellation · revocation · annulment · voiding · nullification · forfeiture · sunset · dissolution
Point of termination
- timeframeDesignated duration for something
- timelineOrdered display of events
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
lapse · extension · rollover · milestone · horizon · ultimatum
Government-issued travel credential
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permitOfficial written authorization
- certificateFormal written attestation
warranty · guarantee · subscription · membership · contract · lease · insurance · registration
Period for fifty-percent reduction
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- degradationDecline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
breakdown · isotope · disintegration · atrophy · entropy · senescence · oxidation · destabilization
Period before spoilage
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- potencyDegree of strength
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- perishabilityTendency to decay quickly
spoilage · staleness · rancidity · preservation · stability · refrigeration
lapse
Brief failure or expiration
- cessationA full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
invalidation · cancellation · revocation · annulment · voiding · nullification · forfeiture · sunset · dissolution · closure
cutoff
Point of termination
- timeframeDesignated duration for something
- timelineOrdered display of events
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
maturation · lapse · extension · rollover · milestone · horizon · ultimatum
passport
Government-issued travel credential
certificate · warranty · guarantee · subscription · membership · contract · lease · insurance · registration · accreditation
half-life
Period for fifty-percent reduction
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- degradationDecline in condition
deterioration · breakdown · isotope · disintegration · atrophy · entropy · senescence · oxidation · destabilization
shelf-life
Period before spoilage
perishability · spoilage · staleness · rancidity · preservation · stability · refrigeration
- time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency
- contract endingstermination, termination notice, termination date, termination fee, termination letter
- contract dischargedischarge, novation, rescission, termination, performance
- copyrightcopyright, copyright law, copyright act, copyright office, copyright notice
- POA terminationrevocation, cancellation, lapse, voiding, annulment
- leaseslease agreement, lease terms, lease contract, lease renewal, lease term
expirybeginning
Initial stage of something
start · inception · commencement · onset · outset
expiryrenewal
Making current again
extension · continuation · prolongation · activation · revalidation
- expiration dateFinal day of validity
- expiry dateWhen something becomes invalid
- meter expired
- passport expirationWhen travel credentials lapse
- expired licensePermit no longer current
- expired cardOutdated payment credential
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