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short-term, a.
[f. short a. + term n.]
Lasting for, pertaining to, or involving a relatively short period of time; maturing or becoming effective after a short period. Also quasi-advb.
1901Scotsman 3 Apr. 10/1 Mr. Gage has bought in New York 2,000,000 dols. worth of short term bonds for the Sinking Fund. 1901Westm. Gaz. 25 July 2/1 In the matter of remission of sentence the short-term prisoner has now been raised to an equality with the convict. 1932Ann. Reg. 1931 194 The withdrawal of French short-term credits has given the impetus to the original crisis, and other foreign creditors had followed suit. 1943J. S. Huxley Evolutionary Ethics iv. 31 All existing societies manifest considerable ethical disunity, and..this is an expression of the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the situation—conflicts between classes and groups, between long-term and short-term good, [etc.]. 1948‘N. Shute’ No Highway 2 Short-term ad hoc experiments to solve a particular problem. 1956Planning XXII. 41 The short-term forecasts, up to one year, are the basis for current production and buying and sales planning. 1959Times 20 Jan. 9/3 It will not be enough, however, for the Government to solve the problems short-term. 1970Money Which? Mar. 56/3 A gain counts as a short-term gain if, in general, you had held the asset for a year or less. 1972New Scientist 24 Feb. 428 This type of memory is referred to as short-term memory because the number of events we can hold in this fashion is strictly limited, and forgetting is extremely rapid once our attention is diverted. 1980Daily Tel. 28 June 16 The Minister of the Environment is seeking ways to control local high-spending by councils such as Manchester. Short-term, his powers are fairly limited.
Add: Hence ˌshort-ˈtermer n., one who is engaged in some activity for a short time only; spec. = short-timer n. 3.
1961Webster Short-termer, a person serving a short prison sentence. 1977New Yorker 24 Oct. 120/3 Short-termers are in and out of Green Haven before the administration can get to know them. 1989Spectator 14 Jan. 29 He believes that civil servants..ought to be refreshed by..the incursion of irregulars and short-termers. |