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
Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
On Friday, DuPont was named a short-term catalyst buy idea at Deutsche Bank ahead of the split.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
However, short-term exposure may not elicit symptoms, and elevated lead levels in the blood may be the only apparent sign of exposure.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
This facility allows banks to convert highly liquid securities into cash to help fund their short-term cash shortfalls.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-term
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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