expiry vs expiration

expiry

Definitions

noun

  1. a coming to an end of a contract period
  2. the event of dying or departure from life

Examples

In the case of periodic tenancies the legislature left landlords free to bring them to an end by the service and expiry of valid notices to quit.

Two freezers were full of polony and other meat (of which the expiry date was in April) as well as soup bones.

In the case of periodic tenancies the legislature left landlords free to bring them to an end by the service and expiry of valid notices to quit.

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expiration

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of expelling air from the lungs
  2. a coming to an end of a contract period
  3. euphemistic expressions for death

Examples

But, the sale of twice as many higher-strike calls exposes the investor to losses should shares in the name soar 61.2% over the current price to surpass the upper breakeven point at $20.10 by expiration day in January 2012.

The sale of the calls reduces the price paid to get long the stock to $5.68 from $6.13, and provides an effective exit strategy for the trader should the contracts land in-the-money by June expiration.

EIA's symptoms include wheezing, coughing, prolonged expiration, rapid heart rate and tightness of the chest.

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