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Expire Pronunciation
Expire is pronounced ik-SPYR, IPA /ɪkˈspaɪr/.
ik-SPYR
US /ɪkˈspaɪr/ · UK /ɛkˈspaɪə/
Syllables: ik · SPYR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To reach the end of a period of validity, as a ticket or a passport does.
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Expire in a Sentence
- My card expires at the end of next month.
- The offer expired before we got round to using it.
- Leases here expire on the same day each year.
Common Mispronunciations of Expire
Not EK-spyr
The weight sits on the second half, and the opening reduces to a quick ik.
Not eks-PEER
The vowel is the long i of fire, not the ee of beer. Fire and expire rhyme exactly.
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