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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this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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But those are only short-term solutions, said Dave Jones, California's insurance commissioner from 2011 to 2018.
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CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
The House failed to pass a long-term appropriations bill, and the short-term funding bill did not address the direct-file tax program.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite seven years of higher tariffs and their short-term trade war, the U.S. still buys hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese goods each year.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
The Citadel founder said domestic companies could enjoy a short-term benefit by having their competitors weakened.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
The House failed to pass a long-term appropriations bill, and the short-term funding bill did not address the direct-file tax program.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite seven years of higher tariffs and their short-term trade war, the U.S. still buys hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese goods each year.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
The Citadel founder said domestic companies could enjoy a short-term benefit by having their competitors weakened.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 4 Feb. 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 15 Feb. 2025.
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