short-term

[shawrt-turm]

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adjective

covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.

maturing over a relatively short period of time: a short-term loan.

(of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or relating to a short term, especially one year or less.

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Origin of short-term

First recorded in 1900–05

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The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters.
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Cheshire is supposed to be a “short-term” facility, with 60 percent of its prisoners awaiting trial.
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But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.
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But as the increasing backlash against clickbait shows, the short-term gains in unique views may cost news sites in the long run.
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This growing clickbait awareness may ultimately cost news agencies that are gunning for short-term gains.
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I called for an election by informal ballot of short-term officers to serve until a time of regular elections could be set.
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Many were short-term soldiers, fighting only three to six months at a time.
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It would be somewhat audacious to assume that these short-term records have far-reaching importance.
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On short-term training they were rarely allotted to important work.
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In person he was the mildest-mannered man that ever foreclosed a short-term mortgage and put a family out in the street.
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British Dictionary definitions for short-term

short-term

adjective

of, for, or extending over a limited period

finance extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve monthsshort-term credit; short-term capital

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Word Origin and History for short-term

short-term

adj.

1901, from short (adj.) + term (n.).

short-term

adjective

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