expectancy

ɪkˈspɛktənsi

expectancies

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Definition of expectancy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotionanticipation or hope for something to happen

There was a sense of expectancy in the air.

anticipation

hope

mathematics

TECH.

statistical expected value

TECH.

The life expectancy in the report was 80 years.

expectation

mean

property

TECH.

future interest in property or possession

TECH.

He had an expectancy in his grandfather's estate.

anticipation

foresight

prospect

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Expressions with expectancy

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air of expectancy

feeling in a place that something will happen soon

There was an air of expectancy before the concert started.

life expectancy

average number of years a person is expected to live

The life expectancy in Japan is very high.

Origin of expectancy

Latin, exspectare (to look out for)

Terms with expectancy included in their meaning

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eager

adj.

expectancy

impatiently waiting for something exciting

mortality table

actuarial science

actuarial table showing life expectancy and death rates

LEB

acr.

acr: life expectancy at birth

average years a newborn is expected to live

life table

mathematics

table showing life expectancy and mortality rates

Examples of expectancy in a sentence

There was expectancy before the announcement.
The expectancy of the dice roll was calculated.
He explained the expectancy in the context of probability.
Her expectancy in the trust fund was significant.
The lawyer discussed his expectancy in the inheritance.

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French:attente, espérance, ...
German:Erwartung, Erwartungswert, ...
Italian:attesa, interesse futuro, ...
Spanish:expectativa, esperanza matemática, ...
Portuguese:expectativa, valor esperado, ...
Chinese:期待, 期望值, ...
Japanese:期待感, 期待値, ...
Arabic:تَرَقُّب, قيمة مُتَوَقَّعَة, ...
Hebrew:צִפִּיָּה, תוֹחֶלֶת, ...
Russian:ожидание, ожидаемая продолжительность жизни, ...
Ukrainian:очікування, майбутнє право, ...
Hindi:प्रत्याशा, अपेक्षा, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাশা, প্রত্যাশিত মান, ...
Catalan:expectativa, esperança, ...
Czech:očekávání, očekávaná hodnota, ...
Danish:forventning, forventet værdi, ...
Dutch:verwachting, ...
Greek:προσδοκία, προσδόκιμη τιμή, ...
Hungarian:várakozás, várható érték, ...
Khmer:ការរំពឹងទុក, តម្លៃរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:기대감, 기대값, ...
Persian:انتظار, امید, ...
Polish:oczekiwanie, oczekiwana wartość, ...
Portuguese (BR):expectativa, expectância, ...
Romanian:așteptare, speranță de viață, ...
Swedish:förväntan, livslängd, ...
Thai:การคาดหวัง, อายุขัยเฉลี่ย, ...
Turkish:beklenti, beklenen değer, ...
Vietnamese:sự mong đợi, tuổi thọ kỳ vọng, ...

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