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expectancy Definition

ex·pect·ancy (ek spek′tən sē, ik-)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. an expecting or being expected; expectation
  2. that which is expected, esp. on a statistical basis life expectancy

Etymology: ML expectantia < L expectans: see expectant

expectancy Synonyms

expectancy

n.

hope, prospect, likelihood; see anticipation 1, outlook 2.

expectancy Law Definition

n

The expectation that an heir or legatee will acquire property at another’s death; of real estate, a remainder or reversion.

expectancy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • shorten: RA may also shorten life expectancy by affecting major organ systems.
  • predict: In particular, further information is required on: - To what extent can the following be used to predict actuarial life expectancy?
  • extend: Charities are arguing the drugs have been shown to extend life expectancy by four to five months in some patients.
  • reduce: Somehow, we have to find a way of reducing the life expectancy of others.
  • decrease: Comment This study makes explicit the decreased life expectancy associated with obesity.
  • increase: Where these did not increase life expectancy, they tended to reduce pain.

Preposition: at

birth: Life expectancy at birth is less than 50 years.

Adjective modifier

  • average: People's average life expectancy has risen from 35 to 67 years.
  • healthy: Healthy life expectancy of females is only two to three years more than that of males 27.
  • increased: With the increased life expectancy of people with Down's syndrome, this is a growing problem.
  • reduced: Infectious disease is a major cause of reduced life expectancy in developing countries.
  • male: By the end of the century, male life expectancy in Russia had sunk to 58 years.
  • low: Four hundred years ago: enormous poverty, low life expectancy, very few people in school, terrible ill health.

Modifies a noun

  • gap: This amounted to a reduction of nearly two years in the life expectancy gender gap.
  • figure: The result is most clearly seen in life expectancy figures.
  • increase: As life expectancy increases, the prevalence of AMD is expected to rise dramatically.

Noun used with modifier

life: The life expectancy of donkeys is low with only 11 % of donkeys sampled being over the age of 15 years.

Preposition: of

sleeper: A report by Crisis suggested that the average life expectancy of a rough sleeper was 42 years of age.

Preposition: for

  • male: Life expectancy for males in social class V is 71.1 years compared to 78.5 years for a male from the professional social class.
  • man: Glasgow MP Ian Davidson said: " The average life expectancy for a man in my constituency is 69.