long-term

[ lawng-turm, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌtɜrm, ˈlɒŋ- /

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adjective

covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.

maturing over or after a relatively long period of time: a long-term loan; a long-term bond.

(of a capital gain or loss) derived from the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than a specified time, as six months or one year.

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Origin of long-term

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby long-term

long suit, long sweetening, long tail, long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed tit, long-term, long-termism, long-term memory, longtime, long time no see, long tin

How to use long-term in a sentence

Diets not only fail to make us thinner, they also fail to make us healthier in the long term.
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Last year, it let an unemployment extension for the long-term jobless expire during the holidays.
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Recovery from a long-term eating disorder is a bit of a statistical anomaly.
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It's probably necessary for success in the long term, but it's far, far, far from sufficient.
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It is a horrific and inconvenient truth, but paying ransoms to free hostages invariably worsens the problem in the long-term.
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Formerly charters were granted to corporations for a long term of years, or forever.
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A great wall runs through the centre, dividing the long-term from the short-term prisoners.
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Many a spy of the Kaiser had tried to pry there and had been arrested and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
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Long-term mining and exploitation can't be done by anything but a self-sustaining colony.
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For long-term applications, one may wish to dig a hole in the ground to hold the Funnel against strong winds.
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British Dictionary definitions for long-term

long-term

adjective

lasting, staying, or extending over a long timelong-term prospects

finance maturing after a long period of timea long-term bond

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long-term

Origin of long-term

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