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terms

/ tɜːmz /

plural noun

  1. usually specified prenominally the actual language or mode of presentation used

    he described the project in loose terms

  2. conditions of an agreement

    you work here on our terms

  3. a sum of money paid for a service or credit; charges
  4. usually preceded by on mutual relationship or standing

    they are on affectionate terms

  5. in terms of
    as expressed by; regarding

    in terms of money he was no better off

  6. come to terms
    to reach acceptance or agreement

    to come to terms with one's failings



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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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