long-term
Use Long-term in a sentence
adjective
1.
covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
2.
maturing over or after a relatively long period of time: a long-term loan; a long-term bond.
3.
(of a capital gain or loss) derived from the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than a specified time, as six months or one year.
Origin:
1905–10
1905–10
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| long-term | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lasting, staying, or extending over a long time: long-term prospects |
| 2. | finance maturing after a long period of time: a long-term bond |
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Long-term
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Example sentences
Today the park manages a long-term ecological research program that may be the best in the park system.
They say such devices hold long-term promise for restoring function to paralyzed individuals.
It does nothing to support the near-term economic outlook, and makes less progress on long-term fiscal consolidation than hoped.
Giving prednisone, an immune-system-suppressing steroid, is a more long-term strategy.
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