Expectance and Expectation

Expectance

Expectance noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: gave them the painting, with no expectance of anything in return
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Synonyms for Expectance

Expectation is a synonym for expectance in surprise topic. In some cases you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Expectance".

Expectation

Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: in expectation of a harsh winter, we budgeted more money than usual for the cost of heating our home

Expectance is a synonym for expectation in surprise topic. You can use "Expectance" instead a noun "Expectation".

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