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-term care facility, long-termism, long-term memory, long thoracic nerve, longtime

How to use long-term in a sentence

In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
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But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
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It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

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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