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expired

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪkˈspaɪɹd// UK //ɛkspˈaɪəd// ex·pired

v. no longer valid or safe to use because the official time limit has passed. You see this word on food labels or official documents like passports.

v. having come to an end or reached a termination point in time. Frequently used in legal, administrative, and culinary contexts to indicate that a document, contract, or product is no longer valid or effective.


SIMPLE

I cannot travel because my passport is expired.

CONTEXTUAL

The store manager removed the milk from the shelf because the date on the carton had expired.

COMPLEX

Although the initial contract had expired, both parties continued to operate under the original terms while the legal teams negotiated a more comprehensive long-term agreement.

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Commonly functions as a predicative adjective after a linking verb like 'is' or 'has'.

Pitfall

My credit card is expireMy credit card is expiredLearners often use the base verb form 'expire' as an adjective instead of the past participle 'expired'.

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