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short-term English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word short-term once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning short-term meaning

What does short-term mean?

short-term

— adjective (= short-run) relating to or extending over a limited period short-run planning a short-term lease short-term credit

Synonyms short-term synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as short-term?

short-term English » English

short-dated

short-run

short

short-range

short dated

brief

transitory

transient

short-time

short-lived

of short duration

fugitive

fly-by-night

episodic

ephemeral

Examples short-term examples

How do I use short-term in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on.

News and current affairs

It is therefore dangerous to extrapolate from short-term trends.

If he gets them right, he can forget about his short-term critics.

The short-term interest rates it controlled didn't budge.

First, short-term interest rates were already so low that everyone would see further cuts as temporary only.

Most economic research suggests that gold prices are very difficult to predict over the short to medium term, with the odds of gains and losses being roughly in balance.

While the legislation does too little to address America's problem of chronic and rising budget deficits, the damage that it inflicts on the economy in the short term is likely to be limited.

Kenen was mainly concerned with short-term transfers to smooth out cyclical bumpiness.

But, in a currency union with huge differences in income and development levels, the short term can stretch out for a very long time.

Under these circumstances, budgetary recklessness is a virtue, at least in the short term.