See Also: Short-term(finance)
Short-Term(money)
short-term(dictionary)
short-term(dictionary)
Short-term reserves(money)
Short-term trend(money)
Short-term financing(finance)
Short-term debt(finance)
Short-term memory(medicine)
Short-term reserves(finance)

short-term (iou)



short-term adjective & adverb. E20.
[from SHORT adjective + TERM noun.]
A. adjective. Lasting for or pertaining to a relatively short period of time; maturing or becoming effective after a short period. E20.
b. adverb. Over or at the end of a short period of time. M20.
short-'termer noun a person engaged in an activity for a short time only; spec. a person serving a short prison sentence: M20.
short-'termism noun concentration on short-term investments, projects, etc., for immediate profit at the expense of long-term security or investment L20.
short-'termist noun & adjective (a) noun an advocate or adherent of short-termism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to short-termism: L20.