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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What initially began as a short-term experiment has transformed into a larger lifestyle trend.
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Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
With the current port strike pausing the flow of ocean freight into the East and Gulf Coasts, the air freight alternative could be a short-term benefit for UPS and FedEx.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Scottsdale police report 30-fold jump in short-term rental citations this year Goodyear considers special election in May.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Last month, the Fed lowered its benchmark, short-term fed funds rate for the first time in four years to give a cooling labor market a boost now that inflation’s in a downward trend.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
With the current port strike pausing the flow of ocean freight into the East and Gulf Coasts, the air freight alternative could be a short-term benefit for UPS and FedEx.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Scottsdale police report 30-fold jump in short-term rental citations this year Goodyear considers special election in May.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Last month, the Fed lowered its benchmark, short-term fed funds rate for the first time in four years to give a cooling labor market a boost now that inflation’s in a downward trend.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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