English-Thai Dictionary

expectancy

N ความคาดหมาย  ความคาดหวัง  การ คาดหวัง  anticipations hope outlook kwam-kad-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPECTANCY

n.In law, a state of waiting or suspension. An estate in expectancy is one which is to take effect or commence after the determination of another estate. Estates of this kind are remainders and reversions. A remainder, or estate in remainder, is one which is limited to take effect and be enjoyed after another estate is determined. Thus when a grant of land is made to A for twenty years, and after the determination of that term, to B and his heirs forever; A is tenant for years, remainder to B in fee. In this case, the estate of B is in expectancy, that is, waiting for the determination of the estate for years. A reversion is the residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in possession after the determination of a particular estate granted out by him. As when A leases an estate to B for twenty years; after the determination of that period, the estate reverts to the lessor, but during the term the estate of the lessor is in expectancy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expectancy

ex pect an cy |ikˈspektənsē ɪkˈspɛktənsi | ▶noun ( pl. expectancies ) the state of thinking or hoping that something, esp. something pleasant, will happen or be the case: they waited with an air of expectancy . ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for ’ (see expect ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

expectancy

ex ¦pect |ancy |ɪkˈspɛkt (ə )nsi, ɛk- | ▶noun ( pl. expectancies ) [ mass noun ] the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen: they waited with an air of expectancy | [ count noun ] : our expectancies about the future. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for ’ (see expect ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expectancy

expectancy noun 1 feverish expectancy: anticipation, expectation, eagerness, excitement. 2 life expectancy: likelihood, probability, outlook, prospect.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expectancy

expectancy noun 1 an atmosphere of feverish expectancy: anticipation, expectation, eagerness, hope, hopefulness; excitement, suspense. 2 a life expectancy of 77.6 years: likelihood, probability, outlook, prospect.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expectancy

ex pect an cy /ɪkspékt (ə )nsi, eks- /名詞 複 -cies 1 U 期待, 見込み, 当て ▸ one's expectancy of success [a cure ]成功の [治る ]見込み ▸ a fortune in expectancy (相続などによる )将来財産 2 U C (統計に基づいて )期待 [予期 ]されるもの, 期待値 ▸ life expectancy (生命保険で )平均余命 [寿命 ]