Synonyms:
termination, expiration, expiry
Meaning: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
Usage examples
We accordingly determined to commence our journey towards the north at the expiration of another month.
It was only at the expiration of two hours that she roused herself from her revery, and exclaimed, "Hold!
This letter in a degree recalled me to life, and I determined to quit my island at the expiration of two days.
'Do I understand, my dear Mr. Traddles, that, at the expiration of that period, Mr. Micawber would be eligible as a Judge or Chancellor?'
It was their intention to await the return of their party; but, at the expiration of one month, they were quite happily relieved from their perilous position.
They had lived with Massey five years up to the last March prior to their escape, having been bought out of the Baltimore slave-pen, with the understanding that they were to be free at the expiration of five years' service under him.
Whenever they breathed upon a thermometer it sunk several degrees; every expiration, particularly if strongly made, gave a pleasant impression of coolness to their nostrils, and their cold breath cooled their fingers whenever it reached them.
The discovery of the total loss of their last piece of plate had the effect of sobering them just enough to enable them to stand over Gluck, beating him very steadily for a quarter of an hour; at the expiration of which period they dropped into a couple of chairs, and requested to know what he had to say for himself.
At the expiration of the above term, a pirate brigantine came in, on board which the king obliged them to enter, or travel by land to some other place, which they durst not do; and of two evils chose the least, that of going on board the pirate vessel, which was commanded by one William Read, who received them very civilly.