expire
Translation
to expire, to run out, to end
Examples
My passport will expire next year.
My passport will expire next year.
The special offer expires tomorrow.
The special offer expires tomorrow.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) expires (of a document, agreement, etc.) to come to an end My passport will expire next year.
Similar Words
Synonyms: run out, end, terminate; Antonyms: begin, start
Etymology
From Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'spirare' (to breathe). 'To breathe out one's last breath'.
Memory Tips
When a contract or food item 'expires', it has 'breathed its last' and is no longer valid or fresh.