expectancy: Meaning and Definition of

ex•pect•an•cy

Pronunciation: (ik-spek'tun-sē), [key]
— pl. -cies.
  1. the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.
  2. the state of being expected.
  3. an object of expectation; something expected.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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