expectancy


Pronunciation key

( ik-spek′tən-sē )

ex•pect•an•cy

n. [pl. EXPECTANCIES (-siz)]

[ML. expectantia < L. expectans; see EXPECTANT].

  1. The act or state of expecting.
  2. A thing or event that is expected. An expectation such as expectant of receiving a payment.
  3. What is expected, specifically on a statistical basis such as life expectancy.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

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