short-term

[ shawrt-turm ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR short-term ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

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.

Origin of short-term

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby short-term

short subject, short sweetening, short-tailed shearwater, short-tailed shrew, short-tempered, short-term, short-term exposure limit, short-termism, short-term memory, short time, short-timer

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Example sentences from the Web for short-term

The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters.
Staving Off a Democratic Civil War|Michael Tomasky|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheshire is supposed to be a “short-term” facility, with 60 percent of its prisoners awaiting trial.
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain|Sarah Shourd|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as the increasing backlash against clickbait shows, the short-term gains in unique views may cost news sites in the long run.
Saving Us From Ourselves: The Anti-Clickbait Movement|Emily Shire|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This growing clickbait awareness may ultimately cost news agencies that are gunning for short-term gains.
Saving Us From Ourselves: The Anti-Clickbait Movement|Emily Shire|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I called for an election by informal ballot of short-term officers to serve until a time of regular elections could be set.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Many were short-term soldiers, fighting only three to six months at a time.
The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783|Virginia State Dept. of Education
It would be somewhat audacious to assume that these short-term records have far-reaching importance.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
On short-term training they were rarely allotted to important work.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
In person he was the mildest-mannered man that ever foreclosed a short-term mortgage and put a family out in the street.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan

British Dictionary definitions for short-term

short-term

adjective

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	short-term
释义	short-term [ shawrt-turm ] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR short-term ON THESAURUS.COM adjective 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. Origin of short-term First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby short-term short subject, short sweetening, short-tailed shearwater, short-tailed shrew, short-tempered, short-term, short-term exposure limit, short-termism, short-term memory, short time, short-timer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short-term The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters. Staving Off a Democratic Civil War\|Michael Tomasky\|December 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Cheshire is supposed to be a “short-term” facility, with 60 percent of its prisoners awaiting trial. ‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain\|Sarah Shourd\|September 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation. Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality\|Noah Caldwell\|September 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But as the increasing backlash against clickbait shows, the short-term gains in unique views may cost news sites in the long run. Saving Us From Ourselves: The Anti-Clickbait Movement\|Emily Shire\|July 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This growing clickbait awareness may ultimately cost news agencies that are gunning for short-term gains. Saving Us From Ourselves: The Anti-Clickbait Movement\|Emily Shire\|July 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I called for an election by informal ballot of short-term officers to serve until a time of regular elections could be set. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines\|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee Many were short-term soldiers, fighting only three to six months at a time. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783\|Virginia State Dept. of Education It would be somewhat audacious to assume that these short-term records have far-reaching importance. The Andes of Southern Peru\|Isaiah Bowman On short-term training they were rarely allotted to important work. Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone In person he was the mildest-mannered man that ever foreclosed a short-term mortgage and put a family out in the street. Fore!\|Charles Emmett Van Loan British Dictionary definitions for short-term short-term adjective 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to short-term limited, interim, momentary, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, makeshift, mortal, passing, perishable, pro tem
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short-term

adjective

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adjective

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