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Registration and DNS

# Expiration date

The expiration date is the day a domain registration ends unless the owner renews it. Registrations run from one to ten years, and the registrar can show the date in account tools and public lookups.

## Why it matters

If the owner misses the date, the domain does not vanish at once. Most registrars allow a grace period for renewal, then a redemption stage with extra fees, and finally deletion. Buyers can watch the expiration date to time an approach, since owners who are unsure about a name may let it lapse. Sellers should renew before any sale talks, because a domain near expiry looks risky. Common mistake: waiting for an expired name to drop. Many are caught by backorders in seconds.

Source: [icann.org](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/domain-name-renewal-expiration-faqs-2018-12-07-en)

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