Short-term Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms short-term American [shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /

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 British

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

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Etymology

Origin of short-term

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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They sacked Thomas Frank, thinking they were going to get this short-term fix from Tudor, but they have got a guy who has had a short-term shocker.

From BBC

"This narrowly tailored, short-term measure applies only to oil already in transit and will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government," Bessent said.

From BBC

That means the BBC is at risk of making decisions based on "short-term budgeting pressures" rather than "longer term value for money", it said.

From BBC

The shift in rate bets has led to a jump in short-term Treasury yields, which are particularly sensitive to the near-term outlook for monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In the short-term there is not going to be one financial adviser allocating money to them.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• interim
• limited
• momentary

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