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- [shawrt turm]
- /ʃɔrt tɜrm/
- /ʃɔːt tɜːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawrt turm]
- /ʃɔrt tɜrm/
Definitions of short-term word
- adjective short-term covering or applying to a relatively short period of time. 1
- adjective short-term maturing over a relatively short period of time: a short-term loan. 1
- adjective short-term (of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or relating to a short term, especially one year or less. 1
- adjective short-term 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. 0
- adjective short-term of, for, or extending over a limited period 0
- adjective short-term extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve months 0
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Origin of short-term
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Short-term
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
short-term popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for short-term
adj short-term
adjective short-term
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- foreseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
Antonyms for short-term
adj short-term
- longitudinal — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
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