temp

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noun

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: a temporary worker

temp

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verb

temped; temping; temps

intransitive verb

: to work as a temp

temp

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abbreviation

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[Latin tempore] in the time of

Examples of temp in a Sentence

Noun We had to hire a temp to fill in for her.
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Noun
When kept around 40° F, the ideal fridge temp, cornbread should last 5 to 7 days. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 Testers praised the comfort in a variety of conditions and uses: One wore it beneath a couple layers in temps around the tens during heavy sideways snow in central Oregon; another wore it alone during a 40-degree overcast run in the Ashland watershed. Nathan Pipenberg, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
When the oven is to temp, bake cookies, switching between lower and upper racks and rotating pans halfway through for even baking, until golden, about 13 to 15 minutes. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022 There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for temp 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of temp was in 1850

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Cite this Entry

“Temp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temp. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

temp

noun
ˈtemp

Medical Definition

temp

noun
: temperature
spike a temp

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