long-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively long period of time
seeking long-term solutions
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a considerable term and especially one of more than 10 years
long-term bonds
b
: generated by assets held for longer than six months
a long-term capital gain
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Examples of long-term in a Sentence
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Mau y Ricky’s long-term day-to-day manager, Neus Borrell, is set to take on the role of managing director of Why Club Records.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
With fewer college graduates training to be educators, more districts are hiring what many consider underqualified teachers, often relying on long-term substitutes or paraprofessionals.
—Gabe Cohen, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
The long-term viability of the linear Freeform channel remains unclear because Charter is the nation’s second-largest pay-TV provider and other distributors could follow Charter’s lead.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
There are short-term risks, midterm risks, and long-term risks.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Many are developing cancer and have long-term lung damage over 20 years later as a result of the smoke.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
But the data show that its long-term benefits far outweigh these initial losses.
—Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2023
Several tenants have signed long-term leases on the campus following recent renovations, the brokerage said.
—Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
But these government investigations are often years behind current activity and involve long-term strategic coordination.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
With fewer college graduates training to be educators, more districts are hiring what many consider underqualified teachers, often relying on long-term substitutes or paraprofessionals.
—Gabe Cohen, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
The long-term viability of the linear Freeform channel remains unclear because Charter is the nation’s second-largest pay-TV provider and other distributors could follow Charter’s lead.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
There are short-term risks, midterm risks, and long-term risks.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Many are developing cancer and have long-term lung damage over 20 years later as a result of the smoke.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
But the data show that its long-term benefits far outweigh these initial losses.
—Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2023
Several tenants have signed long-term leases on the campus following recent renovations, the brokerage said.
—Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
But these government investigations are often years behind current activity and involve long-term strategic coordination.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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long-term
adjective-ˈtərm
: extending over or involving a long period of time
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