expirations

Noun

expiration (countable and uncountable, plural expirations)

1. (uncountable) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
   • Holonym: respiration

   Synonyms:

   exhalation

   Antonyms:

   inspiration, inhalation

2. (countable) A single outward breath.
   • labored expirations

   Synonyms:

   exhalation

   Antonyms:

   inspiration, inhalation

3. Other similar release of volatile matter.

   Synonyms:

   emission

4. (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.

   Synonyms:

   demise, quietus, death, end, tomb, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization

5. Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
   • expiration date

   Synonyms:

   termination, end

6. That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.