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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Lawmakers on both sides are expecting Congress to pass a short-term stopgap, also known as a continuing resolution, into early next year to stave off a funding lapse during the holiday season.
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
Many hotels and short-term rentals have washing machines and dryers.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In general, chronic exposure to PM2.5 can result in health outcomes eight times worse than short-term exposures from sources such as wildfires, according to Joel Schwartz, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This can help rein in the impulse to make short-term purchases.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
Many hotels and short-term rentals have washing machines and dryers.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
In general, chronic exposure to PM2.5 can result in health outcomes eight times worse than short-term exposures from sources such as wildfires, according to Joel Schwartz, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This can help rein in the impulse to make short-term purchases.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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