How to spell short-term

hear it/ʃɔrt_tɜrm/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Relating to a limited period of time.

In a sentence: We made a short-term plan to visit the zoo this weekend.

Same family: short, long-term, short-termism, short-term memory, short-term contract. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Short-term is a modern English compound formed from 'short' (from Old English 'sceort') and 'term' (from Latin 'terminus', meaning limit or boundary). It became common in business and finance language in the 20th century to contrast with 'long-term' planning and investments.

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