long-term

[lawng-turm, long-]

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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.

Origin of long-term

First recorded in 1905–10

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Contemporary Examples

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 is a horrific and inconvenient truth, but paying ransoms to free hostages invariably worsens the problem in the long-term.
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November 18, 2014
A historic hilltop village in Sicily is selling homes for $1.25 each in exchange for long-term investment and restoration.
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November 16, 2014
And with a long-term security agreement with the U.S. signed, this support is assured to continue.
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Historical Examples

The long-term objectives which they served were not new at all.
East-West Trade Trends
Harold E. Stassen
So everything is to be put into real estate and long-term bonds.
The Great God Success
John Graham (David Graham Phillips)
The services are all planning realistically on a long-term basis.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
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I propose a 28-percent increase in long-term computing research.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
Various
Last year, I proposed a $1,000 tax credit for long-term care.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
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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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Word Origin and History for long-term

adj.

also longterm, long term, 1876, originally in insurance, from long (adj.) + term (n.).

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Contemporary Examples

Last year, it let an unemployment extension for the long-term jobless expire during the holidays.

Recovery from a long-term eating disorder is a bit of a statistical anomaly.

It is a horrific and inconvenient truth, but paying ransoms to free hostages invariably worsens the problem in the long-term.

A historic hilltop village in Sicily is selling homes for $1.25 each in exchange for long-term investment and restoration.

And with a long-term security agreement with the U.S. signed, this support is assured to continue.

Historical Examples

The long-term objectives which they served were not new at all.

So everything is to be put into real estate and long-term bonds.

The services are all planning realistically on a long-term basis.

I propose a 28-percent increase in long-term computing research.

Last year, I proposed a $1,000 tax credit for long-term care.

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Word Origin and History for long-term

adj.

Origin of long-term