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short-term

[ shawrt-turm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

short-term

of, for, or extending over a limited period
finance extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve months
short-term credit
short-term capital

First recorded in 1900–05

The exposure and buzz from Short Term have raised her profile considerably.

As a matter of dollars and cents, America in the short term may be able to afford disability and food stamps.

All three envisage Assad staying in power—at least in the short term.

The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters.

Close attachment to autocratic regimes by the West pays short-term dividends but will antagonize generations of Muslims.

A great wall runs through the centre, dividing the long-term from the short-term prisoners.

Or was it that you once served a term—a very short term, cut short by a successful attempt at escape in a Minnesota prison?

Mrs. Mittin soon went, though her continued and unmeaning chattery made the short term of her stay appear long.

War Savings Stamps—a short-term obligation paying interest at maturity.

No one was willing to take the short term and lose the $8 per diem and other privileges.

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