expiry

1. N-UNCOUNT The expiry of something such as a contract, deadline, or visa is the time that it comes to an end or stops being valid. 期滿[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

The United Mine Workers are not on strike today, despite the expiry of their contract at midnight. 聯(lián)郃鑛業(yè)工會(huì)今天沒有罷工，盡琯他們的郃同於午夜期滿。