c.1225,
terme "limit in time, set or appointed period," from O.Fr.
terme "limit of time or place" (11c.), from L.
terminus "end, boundary line," related to
termen "boundary, end" (see
terminus). Sense of "period of time during which something happens" first recorded c.1300, especially of a school or law court session (1454), The meaning "word or phrase used in a limited or precise sense" is first recorded c.1378, from M.L. use to render Gk.
horos "boundary," employed in mathematics and logic. Meaning "completion of the period of pregnancy" is from 1844. The verb meaning "to give a particular name to" is recorded from 1560.
Terms "limited conditions, stipulations" is from c.1315; meaning "standing, footing, mutual relations" is from 1543.
Term-paper in U.S. educational sense is recorded from 1931.
a (usually limited) period of time
Example:
a term of imprisonment; a term of office
| Arabic: | مُدَّة المَنْصِب، مُدَّة عُقوبَة السَّجْن |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 期限 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 期限 |
| Czech: | údobí, lhůta, termín |
| Danish: | periode; tid |
| Dutch: | termijn |
| Estonian: | kestus, tähtaeg |
| Finnish: | ajanjakso |
| French: | peine; mandat, période |
| German: | die Zeitdauer |
| Greek: | (χρονική) περίοδος, διάρκεια, χρόνος |
| Hungarian: | időszak, ciklus; futamidő |
| Icelandic: | afmarkað tímabil |
| Indonesian: | masa |
| Italian: | periodo, durata; mandato |
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| Japanese: | 期間 |
| Korean: | 기간 |
| Latvian: | termiņš; laika periods |
| Lithuanian: | laikas, laiko tarpas |
| Norwegian: | periode, åremål |
| Polish: | okres, kadencja |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | período, termo |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | período |
| Romanian: | perioadă, mandat; dată limită |
| Russian: | срок |
| Slovak: | doba, obdobie |
| Slovenian: | doba |
| Spanish: | período, etapa |
| Swedish: | tid, period |
| Turkish: | süre, dönem |
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a division of a school or university year
Example:
the autumn term
| Arabic: | فَصْل دِراسي |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 学期 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 學期 |
| Czech: | trimestr |
| Danish: | semester; -semester |
| Dutch: | semester |
| Estonian: | semester |
| Finnish: | lukukausi |
| French: | trimestre |
| German: | das Semester |
| Greek: | ακαδημαϊκή περίοδος, τρίμηνο, εξάμηνο |
| Hungarian: | szemeszter, félév |
| Icelandic: | námsönn |
| Indonesian: | bagian tahun ajaran |
| Italian: | trimestre |
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| Japanese: | 学期 |
| Korean: | 학기 |
| Latvian: | semestris |
| Lithuanian: | semestras |
| Norwegian: | termin, semester |
| Polish: | semestr, okres |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | período |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | período |
| Romanian: | semestru |
| Russian: | семестр |
| Slovak: | semester |
| Slovenian: | semester |
| Spanish: | trimestre (tres meses); cuatrimestre (cuatro meses); semestre (seis meses) |
| Swedish: | termin |
| Turkish: | yarıyıl, sömestr |
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Main Entry: 2term
Function: adjective
: carried to, occurring at, or associated with full term term infant> <term births>
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Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This
Term
1. The lifespan assigned to an asset or a liability, over which the value of the asset/liability is expected to either grow or shrink, depending on its nature.
2. The period of time assigned as the lifespan of any investment. In the case of debt, the time it takes for all payments to be made by the borrower and received by the lender. In the case of an equity investment, the time that elapses between the acquisition of the equity and its sale or removal from holdings for another reason.
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The life of an asset or investment generally falls into one of two main categories: short term and long term. An investment can be held for a very, very short period of time - for instance, a day trader might buy and sell a stock within seconds. On the other hand, the life of an investment can be as long as the life of a piece of land, which can span several generations and pass through the hands of many investors.
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See also: Asset, Liability, Long Term, Medium Term, Short Term, Term Out
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term
- The period during which a bond will remain outstanding.
- The length of time that a person is to serve in a usually official capacity. For example, a firm's directors maybe elected for terms of three years each.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: term
Function: noun
often attrib 1 : a specified period of time <the policy term>
2 : the whole period for which anestate is granted; also : the estate itself
3 a : the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised b : SESSION
4 : a word, phrase, or provision of import esp. in determining the nature and scope of an agreement—usually used in pl. <the terms of the contract>
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TERM
1. A program by Michael O'Reilly for people running Unix who have Internet access via a dial-up connection, and who don't have access to SLIP, or PPP, or simply prefer a more lightweight protocol. TERM does end-to-end error-correction, compression and mulplexing across serial links. This means you can upload and download files as the same time you're reading your news, and can run X clients on the other side of your modem link, all without needing SLIP or PPP.
Current version: 1.15.
(ftp://tartarus.uwa.edu.au/pub/oreillym/term/term115.tar.gz).
2. Technology Enabled Relationship Management.
(1999-10-04)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Term
De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.]1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [God] hath determined the times before appointed. --Acts xvii. 26. 2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. --Bacon. Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak. 3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. --J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. --W. Black. 4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. 5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. 6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. 7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. 8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. 9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
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Term
Ex*ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exterminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exterminating.] [L. exterminatus, p. p. of exterminare to abolish, destroy, drive out or away; ex out + terminus boundary, limit. See Term.]1. To drive out or away; to expel. They deposed, exterminated, and deprived him of communion. --Barrow. 2. To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or vice. To explode and exterminate rank atheism. --Bentley. 3. (Math.) To eliminate, as unknown quantities. [R.]
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