short-term: Meaning and Definition of
short-term
Pronunciation: (shôrt'tûrm'), [key]
— adj.
- covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- maturing over a relatively short period of time: a short-term loan.
- (of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or pertaining to a short term, esp. one year or less.
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