terms

/ tɜːmz /

plural noun

1. (usually specified prenominally) the actual language or mode of presentation used

   he described the project in loose terms

2. conditions of an agreement

   you work here on our terms

3. a sum of money paid for a service or credit; charges

4. (usually preceded by on) mutual relationship or standing

   they are on affectionate terms

5. as expressed by; regarding

   in terms of money he was no better off

6. to reach acceptance or agreement

   to come to terms with one's failings

Idioms and Phrases

see bring to terms; come to terms with; contradiction in terms; in no uncertain terms; in terms of; on good terms; on speaking terms.

Example Sentences

She was handed one of the longest ever jail terms given to a female offender in Australia - life in prison, with no chance of release for at least 33 years.

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If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.

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Markets also continue to come to terms with Powell’s message last week that a December rate cut wasn’t a foregone conclusion.

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But failing to publish the report was a breach of the terms agreed with the external groups who had agreed to fund the research.

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Spain’s economy grew 3.5% in real terms last year, according to the IMF, one of the fastest rates in the developed world.

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