# Expirations

### What happens when a .ETH name expires if it is not renewed?&#x20;

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When a name expires, it enters a 90-day grace period where the original owner of the name has the exclusive right to reclaim the name. If the name is not renewed within the 90-day grace period the domain enters the 21-day premium period where anyone can register the name by paying the temporary premium.
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### Grace Period

Once a name expires, **a 90-day** [**grace period** ](../../basics/colour-codes-on-cards)is started, during which the original owner still has the exclusive right to [renew](../../profile-features/bulk-renew-ens) and keep the name. If the original owner does not renew it before the end of the 90-day grace period, the name then becomes available for someone else to register during the premium period.\
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You will have to extend the registration up to the current date to remove a name from its grace period. For example, on the very last day of the grace period, the name would have to be renewed for a minimum of 90 days to remove it from the grace period.&#x20;

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### Premium Period

After the 90-day grace period ends, the name becomes available for registration by anyone with a **temporary** [**premium**](../../register-ens/bulk-premium-ens-registration) **that decreases over the course of 21 days**. The released name will continue to resolve your ETH address until it is overwritten by the new owner.\
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The premium beyond the normal registration price for any name starts at **$100,000,000** the moment the name exits the grace period and decreases exponentially to $0 over a period of 21 days. So after 21 days the cost to register is the normal price of registration (e.g. $5/year for 5+ character names).

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