lifetime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The duration of the life of someone or something.
  2. A long period of time.

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ en-us-lifetime.ogg

Word forms

lifetime lifetimes

Etymology

From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.

Derived words

all in a lifetime all in one's lifetime carrier lifetime chemical lifetime customer lifetime value fluorescence lifetime imaging give a man a fish and you feed him for a day teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime legend in one's own lifetime lifetime achievement award lifetime average daily dose lifetime cap lifetime employment lifetime exposure lifetime income tax lifetime job lifetime learning credit lifetime maximum benefit amount lifetime mobility lifetime mortgage lifetime payment cap lifetime policy life-timer lifetime rate cap lifetime reserve days lifetime reverse mortgage lifetime risk lifetime value lifetime warranty maximum segment lifetime mean lifetime minority carrier lifetime object lifetime of a lifetime once-in-a-lifetime segment lifetime
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