expectancy
31expectancy — noun a) expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something b) the state of being expected, or something expected …
32expectancy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hope, prospect, likelihood; see anticipation 1 , outlook 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of looking forward to something, especially with eagerness: anticipation, expectance, expectation. See SURPRISE. 2 …
33expectancy — n. hope, anticipation …
34expectancy — n. 1. Expectation, expectance. 2. (Law.) Abeyance, prospect …
35expectancy — ex·pect·an·cy …
36expectancy — ex•pect•an•cy [[t]ɪkˈspɛk tən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the quality or state of expecting 2) the state of being expected 3) an object of expectation; something expected Often, ex•pect′ance. Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML …
37expectancy — /əkˈspɛktənsi/ (say uhk spektuhnsee), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun (plural expectancies) 1. the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire. 2. the state of being expected. 3. an object of expectation; something expected.… …
38expectancy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a state of expectation. 2 a prospect, esp. of future possession. 3 (foll. by of) a prospective chance. Etymology: L exspectantia, exp (as EXPECT) …
39expectancy wave — contingent negative variation …
40expectancy of life — See expectation of life …