Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.
Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years.
This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain.
The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts.
The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy.
There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's economic malaise.
short-term in British English
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
short-term in American English
(ˈʃɔrtˌtɜrm)
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 in Accounting
(ʃɔrt tɜrm)
adjective
(Accounting: Basic)
Something that is short-term has continued for less than a year or will continue for less than a year.
SIMILAR WORDS:
current
The Fund is keeping maturities short because short-term investments are currently the highest-yielding segment of the market.
The higher interest on short-term borrowings may have caused interest expenses to rise during the year.
Something that is short-term has continued for less than a year or will continue for less than a year.
Examples of 'short-term' in a sentence
short-term
Do not fret too much about their short-term assessment of this one.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This administration is not interested in exploiting divides to gain short-term political hits.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What impact has the credit crunch had on the short-term outlook for banks?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Not by policies aimed at them exclusively or at their narrow short-term economic interests alone.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
Too often the short-term gains were illusory.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The country cannot afford short-term political dogma or swings from one policy to another.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It might seem strange that with all of these negatives the short-term outlook is fairly good.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is understandable that businesses have now focused their attention on the short-term economic situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The costs of that mismanagement have far outweighed the short-term gains.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Once again our environment is set to suffer for the sake of short-term political convenience.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It also said that it was confident of its short-term trading outlook.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is also a bet on short-term economic recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That makes them cheap enough to buy in the hope of a short-term gain.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some coaches will spend much of their budget on players to try to shore up their own short-term future.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is an utter disgrace to sell off our utilities to foreign companies for a short-term gain of capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet recent experience in the eurozone suggests that bond investors are as worried about growth as about short-term deficit targets.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These artificial woodlands are usually a short-term programme and are likely to be cut long before they reach beauty and maturity.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
This is aimed at stopping executives from running the company for short-term gains rather than with a view to the long term.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The most complex of the three relationships is the third and it demands a biblical framework put in place before limited short-term agreements are entered into.
Christianity Today (2000)
Although the story is still the same long term, short-term progress looks limited.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Away from its core business, the company provides short-term managed office space.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It's all about short-term headlines rather than big ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Her own short-term future centres on finishing her next book, which is due for publication next spring.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And that has outraged fans who are still reeling after accountants voiced concerns about the short-term financial viability of Liverpool.
The Sun (2009)
Loans are usually short-term, and the owner can redeem the goods at any time by paying off the loan plus interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
short-term
British English: short-term ADJECTIVE
Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.
Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years.
American English: short-term
Brazilian Portuguese: a curto prazo
Chinese: 短期的
European Spanish: a corto plazo
French: à court terme
German: kurzfristig
Italian: a breve termine
Japanese: 短期的な
Korean: 단기의
European Portuguese: a curto prazo
Latin American Spanish: a corto plazo
All related terms of 'short-term'
short-term benefit
The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
short-term memory
that section of the memory storage system of limited capacity ( approximately seven items ) that is capable of storing material for a brief period of time
short-term outlook
The outlook for something is what people think will happen in relation to it.
short-term pain
Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens .
short-term car park
a car park where a car can be left for a relatively short time
in the long term
You use the expressions in the long term , in the short term , and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.