long-term

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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.

  1. (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 of long-term

1
First recorded in 1905–10

Words Nearby long-term

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How to use long-term in a sentence

  • Formerly charters were granted to corporations for a long term of years, or forever.

  • A great wall runs through the centre, dividing the long-term from the short-term prisoners.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • Many a spy of the Kaiser had tried to pry there and had been arrested and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.

    The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
  • long-term mining and exploitation can't be done by anything but a self-sustaining colony.

    Deathworld | Harry Harrison
  • For long-term applications, one may wish to dig a hole in the ground to hold the Funnel against strong winds.

    The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler | Steven E. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for long-term

long-term

adjective
  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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