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Period Expires Bre /ɪkˈspaɪə(R)/Name /ɪkˈspaɪər/Verb 1 [Intransitive] (Of Document Agreement Etc.) To Longer

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1 [intransitive] (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended run outWhen does your driving licence expire? Our lease on the house expires next month.

2 [intransitive] (of a period of time, especially one during which sb holds a position of authority) to endHis term of office expires at the end of June.

3 [intransitive] (literary) to die see also unexpired ex•pired/BrE ; NAmE / adjectivean expired passport

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