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short-term

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short-term (shôrttûrm)
adj.
1. Involving or lasting a relatively brief time.
2.
a. Payable or reaching maturity within a relatively brief time, such as a year: a short-term loan.
b. Acquired over a relatively brief time: short-term capital gains.

short-term
adj
1. of, for, or extending over a limited period
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve months short-term credit short-term capital
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.short-term - relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit"
short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
Translations
short-term [ˈʃɔːttɜːm] ADJa corto plazo
a short-term loanun préstamo a plazo corto
short-term car parkzona f de estacionamiento limitado
short-term [ˈʃɔːtˌtɜːm] adja breve scadenza; (solution) → di or a breve durata


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