EXPECTANCY - 7 definitions found
expectancy n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) expectancy noun (plural -cies) Date: 1600 1. a. the act, action, or state of expecting <the strange expectancy that getting on any train gives us — John Updike> b. the state of being expected <occurs with an expectancy slightly greater than usual> 2. a. something expected <their belief led to an expectancy> b. the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability <life expectancy> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary expectancy Expectancy is the feeling or hope that something exciting, interesting, or good is about to happen. The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy. = anticipation N-UNCOUNT see also life expectancy English Explanatory Dictionary expectancy ɪksˈpektənsɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a state of expectation. 2 a prospect, esp. of future possession. 3 (foll. by of) a prospective chance. [L exspectantia, exp- (as EXPECT)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Expectance \Ex*pect"ance\, Expectancy \Ex*pect"an*cy\, n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton. 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak. Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time, either as a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one. --Burrill. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms expectancy n. 1. Expectation, expectance. 2. (Law.) Abeyance, prospect. |
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