expectancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an expectation
    anticipation.
  2. noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
    anticipation.
    • each of them had their own anticipations
    • an indicator of expectancy in development

WordNet


Ex*pect"ance, Ex*pect"an*cy noun (Also<
  • Expectance
  • Expectancy
)
Definitions
  1. The act of expecting ; expectation. Milton.
  2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope.
    The expectancy and rose of the fair state. Shak.

Webster 1913