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
Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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This is an important step as part of your short-term, medium-term and long-term strategy.
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Srinivas Vadhri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For example, a company issuing stablecoins pegged to the US dollar could hold cash or cash-equivalent assets like short-term US government bonds.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Visa categories no longer available to Cubans and Venezuelans:
▪ B-1 Visa (Business Visitors) – Issued to people wanting to visit for temporary business purposes, such as attending business meetings or trade conferences, participating in short-term training or even negotiating a contract.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Trump has long taken aim at the interests rates set by Powell, who on May 7 left the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% for a third straight meeting despite pressure from Trump.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Srinivas Vadhri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For example, a company issuing stablecoins pegged to the US dollar could hold cash or cash-equivalent assets like short-term US government bonds.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Visa categories no longer available to Cubans and Venezuelans:
▪ B-1 Visa (Business Visitors) – Issued to people wanting to visit for temporary business purposes, such as attending business meetings or trade conferences, participating in short-term training or even negotiating a contract.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Trump has long taken aim at the interests rates set by Powell, who on May 7 left the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% for a third straight meeting despite pressure from Trump.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 June 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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