What part of speech is expectancy?

Expectancy can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does expectancy mean?

Definitions

Noun

expectancy - an expectation
expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"

Examples of expectancy

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1. noun An indicator of expectancy in development.
2. noun By comparison, outdoor cats have a life expectancy of 3-7 years depending on how many predators are in the local environment.
3. noun Suicide is a leading cause of death in the country with the longest life expectancy.
4. noun A new study suggests that human life expectancy does not yet appear to be reaching a natural limit, with ever more people reaching old age and still maintaining their independence.
5. noun Are increases in life expectancy accompanied by a concurrent postponement of disability and functional limitations?
6. noun Quitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do to improve overall health and extend life expectancy.
7. noun People's life expectancy grows every year.
8. noun Life expectancy, gender discrimination and the social system are the main criteria the representatives have taken into account in drawing up the rankings.
9. noun As recent research shows, the life expectancy in Japan is consistently increasing.
10. noun The average life expectancy in Algeria is 76 years.
11. noun Life expectancy is relatively high in Algeria.
12. noun Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor.
13. noun What is the life expectancy for someone with HIV?
14. noun What's the life expectancy of an average Algerian?
Sentence  
noun
An indicator of expectancy in development.
By comparison, outdoor cats have a life expectancy of 3-7 years depending on how many predators are in the local environment.
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the country with the longest life expectancy.
A new study suggests that human life expectancy does not yet appear to be reaching a natural limit, with ever more people reaching old age and still maintaining their independence.
Are increases in life expectancy accompanied by a concurrent postponement of disability and functional limitations?
Quitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do to improve overall health and extend life expectancy.
People's life expectancy grows every year.
Life expectancy, gender discrimination and the social system are the main criteria the representatives have taken into account in drawing up the rankings.
As recent research shows, the life expectancy in Japan is consistently increasing.
The average life expectancy in Algeria is 76 years.
Life expectancy is relatively high in Algeria.
Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor.
What is the life expectancy for someone with HIV?
What's the life expectancy of an average Algerian?

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