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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With the recent Higher Education Act renewal allowing for Pell Grants for short-term or certificate programs, students will have the funds to pay for vocational programs at accredited programs.
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Previously, Pell Grants could only be used to pay for workforce training courses of less than 600 hours and 15 weeks, shutting out many short-term programs.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Yoon, the Edmunds analyst, also expects the new bill to result in short-term electric pain.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Locking him up at a reasonable $4.125 million cap hit on a short-term deal represents solid value for the Blues.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Previously, Pell Grants could only be used to pay for workforce training courses of less than 600 hours and 15 weeks, shutting out many short-term programs.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Yoon, the Edmunds analyst, also expects the new bill to result in short-term electric pain.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Locking him up at a reasonable $4.125 million cap hit on a short-term deal represents solid value for the Blues.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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