[ek-spek-tey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation. |
| 2. | the act or state of looking forward or anticipating. |
| 3. | an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation. |
| 4. | something expected; a thing looked forward to. |
| 5. | Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations. |
| 6. | the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come. |
| 7. | Statistics. mathematical expectation. |
| 8. | the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation. |