term /tûrm/

1. An end
2. The normal duration of a pregnancy, or its completion
3. Any limited period
4. The time for which anything lasts
5. A division of the academic or school year, alternating with holiday
6. A period of sittings (law)
7. (in pl) conditions, stipulations
8. (in pl) charge, fee
9. A quantity added to or subtracted from others in an expression (mathematics)
10. An item in a series
11. Either of the two quantities in a ratio (mathematics)
12. That which may be a subject or predicate of a proposition (logic)
13. A word used in a specially understood or defined sense
14. An expression generally
15. (in pl) language generally
16. A limit, boundary (archaic)
17. A term day
18. (in pl) a footing, relation
19. (in pl) respect (Shakespeare)
20. A bust in continuity with its pedestal (art and archaeology)

To call, designate

termˈer noun

1. A person who came to town during a law term (historical)
2. A termor (obsolete)

termˈless adjective

1. Endless
2. Inexpressible (Shakespeare)
3. Unconditional

termˈly adjective and adverb noun

A publication appearing once a term

termˈor or (obsolete) termˈer noun

A person who holds an estate for a term of years or for life

term assurance noun

A usu cheap form of life insurance which pays out only if the insured dies within the period specified

term day noun

A day of the year fixed for some purpose, such as payment of rent, the beginning or end of a tenancy, hiring of servants, household removals

term of art noun

A term having a special meaning in a certain art, craft, etc, a technical term

term of years noun

An interest or estate in land for a fixed period

terms of reference see under refer

terms of trade plural noun

Relation between export and import prices in national accounts

termˈ-time noun and adjective

bring to terms

To compel to the acceptance of conditions

come to terms

1. To come to an agreement
2. To submit

come to terms with

To find a way of living with (some personal trouble or difficulty)

eat one's terms see under eat

in terms

1. In so many words, explicitly
2. Engaged in negotiations

in terms of

1. Having or using as unit
2. In the language peculiar to
3. In respect of, with regard to

keep a term

To give the regular attendance during a period of study

longˈ- or shortˈ-termer

A person serving respectively a long or short prison sentence

make terms

To reach an agreement

on speaking terms

1. Friendly enough to speak to each other
2. Well enough acquainted to speak

on terms

1. In friendly relations
2. On an equal footing

stand upon terms

To insist upon conditions

• double-parking
• double-parks
• double play
• double plays
• double pneumonia
• double procession
• double-quick
• doubler
• double reed
• double reeds
• double refraction
• double rollover
• doublers
• doubles
• double salt
• double salts
• double saucepan
• double saucepans
• double-shade
• double-shaded
• double-shades
• double-shading
• double-sharp
• double-sharps
• double-shotted