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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
expectancy/ɪkˈspektənsi/

▶noun (pl. expectancies)

1 hope or anticipation that something, especially something pleasant, will happen.

2 a future prospect: life expectancy.

'expectancy' also found in these Oxford entries:

-ancy - life expectancy - life table

Forum discussions with the word(s) "expectancy" in the title:

"Why not just use an actuary if it all just comes down to life expectancy?"
expectancy and expectation?
increase our average life expectancy 'way' beyond...
life expectancy = average life spans
Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex?
life expectancy at birth lags behind 49 other countries
Maximum life expectancy

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