[ noun ] the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) <noun.time> the battery had a short lifehe lived a long and happy life
Each fund has a fixed lifespan of either five or seven years.
Mr. Ader says combining them into a vehicle with an indefinite lifespan will allow Integrated to buy out some leases and manage and trade the properties actively as a portfolio.
The 2,750-pound satellite, with a lifespan of about 10 years, will carry 24 transponders.
The space agency said there is a plan to double the shuttles' lifespan from 20 missions to 40.
The agency said additional testing techniques would be developed to determine the lifespan of a jetliner.
Currently, business taxpayers can gradually deduct the value of assets over time if they can show that the assets have a definite value and a limited lifespan.
The problem with summer toys is their lifespan is brief _ just a few months _ and while they can help a company, they don't have the kind of bottom-line impact of more timeless products.
'If we don't get that we are in terminal decline.' BLACK Country Development Corporation started work in 1987 with the aim of creating 25,000 jobs over a lifespan of about 10 years.
"We think every baby, even those with severe handicaps, ought to be allowed their allotted lifespan," Johnson said.
Placer spokesman Hugh Leggatt said the company estimated that it wouldn't begin to see a profit from the mine until after six years. The mine is expected to have a relatively short lifespan of eight years.
It's a consequence of our modern society, and that society appears to be responsible for adding approximately 40 years to our lifespan when we compare ourselves with completely undeveloped countries." Again, risks and benefits.
A shortened lifespan also was associated with hearing loss and a later onset of the disease, the University of Washington researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The average lifespan of a Medfly is about a month.
The study showed that bypass does improve lifespan for those angina victims whose heart's pumping power has been weakened by heart attacks.