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short-term Definition

short·-term (-tʉrm′)

adjective

  1. for or extending over a short time
  2. designating or of a capital gain, loan, etc. that involves a relatively short period, usually of less than a year

short-term Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: But this would be likely to be a relatively short-term effect.
  • fairly: However, all these figures are based on fairly short-term studies in which the new training loads have been kept pretty constant over time.
  • even: Even short-term medical volunteers were secured by that expensive mode, totalling over US$5,000 a year phone/fax charges!
  • very: Realistically we are not going to decrease air travel in the very short-term.
  • only: But Family Friends provide only short-term help, although they extended the length of time considerably for me.
  • too: Governments think too short-term to plan policy thirty years out.

Modifies a noun

  • fluctuation: Short-term fluctuations in demand made for less than optimal utilization.
  • memory: We cannot hold ten thousand words in our short-term memory.
  • contract: For example, we arranged a short-term contract for a teacher from Mallorca to spend three months with us in January 2002.
  • expediency: Our responsibility was not to adjust our vision of socialism to the short-term expediencies of the Cuban state.
  • absence: Short-term absence could also be granted to an able-bodied pauper seeking work.
  • incapacity: Short-term Incapacity Benefit at the higher rate Paid if you have been sick for more than 28 weeks and less than 52 weeks.

Used with adjective complement

  • govern: Experience see chart page which govern short-term a consensus at.
  • offer: Some studios offer short-term lets and project spaces for specific projects, and these may be better suited to your needs.
  • provide: The Town Council continues to provide short-term ' shoppers ' car parking in the Guildhall Square car park.
  • include: Parking: Parking facilities at the airport are plentiful including short-term, long-term, exclusive and valet options.
  • think: Blair can afford to think short-term, his tenure at Number 10 is limited by the next General Election.
  • seek: Often this will mean adopting a longer-term view rather than seeking short-term, unsustainable gains.

Preposition: in

  • test: Methods marked with a * have access to short-term in vivo rodent tests that were unavailable to other methods.