short-term

[shawrt-turm]

adjective

1. covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.

2. maturing over a relatively short period of time.

   a short-term loan.

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

short-term

adjective

1. of, for, or extending over a limited period

2. finance extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve months

   short-term credit

   short-term capital

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-term¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Unlike short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, Sonder leased its properties, furnished the units, then rented them to guests for days or weeks at a time.

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The airline agreed a short-term deal to run the service between Cornwall Airport Newquay and London Gatwick following the collapse of Easter Airways last month.

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Stephen Miran, the administration’s guy on the Fed board, has been banging the table since he got there for bigger, faster cuts in short-term rates.

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At the same time, use of the Fed’s standing repo facility — seen as a liquidity spigot for financial institutions in search of short-term cash to finance their operations — increased in late October.

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The “entire premise is short-term pain for long-term gain,” said Devin Carroll, owner and lead advisor of Carroll Advisory Group.

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Related Words

• interim 
• limited 
• momentary