short-term

[shawrt-turm]

Origin

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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 pertaining to a short term, especially one year or less.

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Origin:
1900–05

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short-term

—*adj*
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

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Word Origin & History

short-term

1901, from short (adj.) + term (n.).