different between expiry vs obsolescence

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?spa?.??.i/, /?k?spa?.??.i/

Noun

expiry (countable and uncountable, plural expiries)

1. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia) End; termination; expiration.
2. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Death.
3. (New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date

Derived terms

• expiry date

Related terms

• expiration
• expire

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin obsolescens past participle of obsolescere.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??b.s??l?.s?ns/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b.s??l?.s?ns/

Rhymes: -?s?ns

Noun

obsolescence (countable and uncountable, plural obsolescences)

1. (uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
   • 2019, Jason Hickel, Climate breakdown is coming. The UK needs a Greener New Deal in the Guardian.

     One way is to legislate extended warranties on products, so washing machines and refrigerators last for 30 years instead of 10. Another is to ban planned obsolescence, so manufacturers can’t create products that are designed to fail.

2. (countable) The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.

Synonyms

• obsoleteness (much less common)
• obsoletion

Derived terms

• planned obsolescence

Related terms

Translations

French

Noun

obsolescence f (plural obsolescences)

1. obsolescence

Synonyms

• désuétude

Hypernyms

• vieillissement

Derived terms

• obsolescence programmée

Related terms

References

• “obsolescence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “obsolescence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).