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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Local governments have announced restrictions on short-term rentals in places such as Spain’s Canary Islands, Lisbon and Berlin in the past decade.
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CNN, 24 June 2024
Some became residents; others flipped properties or converted them to short-term vacation rentals.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
The risks are lessened because the IOUs the funds own tend to be of high credit quality with very short-term maturities, with less time for issuers to get into trouble.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
Still, others point to several key advantages, both long- and short-term.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
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CNN, 24 June 2024
Some became residents; others flipped properties or converted them to short-term vacation rentals.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
The risks are lessened because the IOUs the funds own tend to be of high credit quality with very short-term maturities, with less time for issuers to get into trouble.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
Still, others point to several key advantages, both long- and short-term.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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