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near-term
[ neer-turm ]
/ ËnÉȘÉrËtÉrm /
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adjective
for, covering, or involving the very near future: the near-term prospects for lower interest rates.
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Origin of near-term
First recorded in 1955â60
Words nearby near-term
near rhyme, nearshore, nearside, nearsighted, nearsightedness, near-term, near thing, near threatened, nearthrosis, near to one's heart, neat
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