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Word comparison: expiry vs. expiration
expiry vs. expiration
expiry
noun
plural
expiries.
expiration
of breath.
an end or termination, as of life or a contract.
expiration
noun
a coming to an end; termination; close:
the expiration of a contract.
the act of
expiring
, or breathing out; emission of air from the lungs.
Archaic.
death
.