Expectation

Noun

1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
2. That which is expected or looked for. An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.

   "He struggled with his parents' expectations."

3. An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.

   "He struggled with his parents' expectations."

4. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
5. The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.