ex·pec·ta·tion
[ek-spek-tey-shuh n]
–noun
1. the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
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.