short-term
[shawrt-turm]
- 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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Examples from the Web for short-term
Contemporary Examples
The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters.
Cheshire is supposed to be a “short-term” facility, with 60 percent of its prisoners awaiting trial.
But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.
But as the increasing backlash against clickbait shows, the short-term gains in unique views may cost news sites in the long run.
This growing clickbait awareness may ultimately cost news agencies that are gunning for short-term gains.
Historical Examples
Marriage, if at all considered, has become a short-term contract.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The other fellers further on there, in chains, is short-term men.
Blue LightsR.M. Ballantyne
On short-term training they were rarely allotted to important work.
Merchantmen-at-ArmsDavid W. Bone
But the problems of hunger cannot be solved by short-term measures.
They have to alter the genes—acquired characters would be of use only in a short-term project, and this is long-term.
One WayMiriam Allen deFord
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 monthsshort-term credit; short-term capital
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Word Origin and History for short-term
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