short-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year
b
: generated by assets held for less than six months
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Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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Last month, Fisker secured a $3.5-million short-term loan in a bid to stave off bankruptcy.
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
The central bank kept the federal funds rate — or what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2024
Furious Arizona voters are threatening to vote out Republicans after the Legislature declined to consider short-term rental regulations this session.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Immigration advocates and lawyers said the policy change was unlikely to migrants from attempting to enter the country, at least in the short-term.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
The central bank kept the federal funds rate — or what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2024
Furious Arizona voters are threatening to vote out Republicans after the Legislature declined to consider short-term rental regulations this session.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Immigration advocates and lawyers said the policy change was unlikely to migrants from attempting to enter the country, at least in the short-term.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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