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Definition of short-term adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

short-term

adjective
 
 
/ˌʃɔːt ˈtɜːm/
 
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtɜːrm/
[usually before noun]
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  1. lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future
    • a short-term loan
    • to find work on a short-term contract
    • short-term plans
    • a short-term solution to the problem
    • His short-term memory (= the ability to remember things that happened a short time ago) is failing.
    compare long-termTopics Timeb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShort-term is used with these nouns:
    • aim
    • benefit
    • care
    • …
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