expectancy

1. (countable, uncountable)Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

   Erwartung

   an expectation

2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being expected.

   something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

3. (countable, uncountable)Future interest as to possession or enjoyment

   Anwartschaft

4. (countable, uncountable)Expectation; expected value

5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something expected or awaited.

1. People's life expectancy grows every year.

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2. Algeria's average life expectancy has increased.

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3. We are in expectancy of which event could happen yet.

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4. As recent research shows, the life expectancy in Japan is consistently increasing.

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5. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor.

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