ex·pec·ta·tion
[ek-spek-tey-shuh n]

–noun
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.