expire: Meaning and Definition of

ex•pire

Pronunciation: (ik-spīr'), [key]

— v., -pired, -pir•ing.

—v.i.

to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
to emit the last breath; die.
to breathe out.
to die out, as a fire.

—v.t.

to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
to give off, emit, or eject.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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