expectancy
1expectancy — ex·pec·tan·cy n pl cies: something expected: as a: an interest held by a person who may receive something (as a bequest) in the future but has no enforceable right to it b: the benefit that will be received from a contract if performed Merriam… …
2expectancy — ex‧pec‧tan‧cy [ɪkˈspektənsi] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the amount of effort an employee believes will be necessary to do his or her job. Expectancy is important to managers because, by knowing about it, they know what they have to do to… …
3expectancy — [ek spek′tənsek spek′tən sē, ikspek′tən sē] n. pl. expectancies [ML expectantia < L expectans: see EXPECTANT] 1. an expecting or being expected; expectation 2. that which is expected, esp. on a statistical basis [life expectancy]: Also… …
4expectancy — 1590s, from L. expectantia (see EXPECTANT (Cf. expectant)) + ANCY (Cf. ancy) …
5expectancy — [n] anticipation assumption, assurance, belief, calculation, confidence, conjecture, expectation, hope, likelihood, looking forward, outlook, prediction, presentation, presentiment, presumption, probability, prospect, reliance, supposition,… …
6expectancy — ► NOUN (pl. expectancies) 1) hope or anticipation that something will happen. 2) something expected …
7expectancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1600 1. a. the act, action, or state of expecting < the strange expectancy that getting on any train gives us John Updike > b. the state of being expected < occurs with an expectancy slightly greater than usual > 2. a.… …
8expectancy — That which is expected or hoped for. The condition of being deferred to a future time, or of dependence upon an expected event. Contingency as to possession or enjoyment. With respect to the time of their enjoyment, estates may either be in… …
9expectancy — That which is expected or hoped for. The condition of being deferred to a future time, or of dependence upon an expected event. Contingency as to possession or enjoyment. With respect to the time of their enjoyment, estates may either be in… …
10Expectancy — Expectance Ex*pect ance, Expectancy Ex*pect an*cy, n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. [1913 Webster] The expectancy… …
