expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(-ə)r 
usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2 ek-
expired; expiring
1
: to breathe one's last breath : die
2
: to come to an end: such as
a
: to exceed its period of validity
The contract will expire next month.
b
: to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)
This milk has expired.
" … when drugs expire, you can't just leave these things lying around."—
Ed Haislmaier
Ed Haislmaier3
: to emit the breath
Synonyms
Examples of expire in a Sentence
My driver's license has expired.
She expired after a long illness.
measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs
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Inflation surges, pay stays flat APFA and American Airlines have been in negotiations over a new contract on and off since the previous one expired in 2019, APFA President Julie Hedrick told Fortune.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
The restaurant’s food safety certification was expired during the inspection and multiple employees did not have their food handler cards.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The individual tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expire at the end of next year.
—Daniel Bunn, National Review, 7 June 2024
Moore missed a shot from the corner as the clock was expiring.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
The restaurant’s food safety certification was expired during the inspection and multiple employees did not have their food handler cards.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The individual tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expire at the end of next year.
—Daniel Bunn, National Review, 7 June 2024
Moore missed a shot from the corner as the clock was expiring.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
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expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(ə)r
usually for sense 3 ek-
expired; expiring
1
: to breathe one's last breath : die
2
: to come to an end : be no longer in force
this offer expires March 1
my driver's license has expired
3
a
: to let the breath out
b
: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
Medical Definition
expire
verb
ex·pire
ik-ˈspī(ə)r, usually for vi 2 and vt ek-
expired; expiring
: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
the basal metabolism test … measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs—J. D. Ratcliff
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