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
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this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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This trend aligns with the Federal Reserve’s current policy of maintaining interest rates, indicating confidence in economic stability despite short-term fluctuations.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, a level Japan has not seen in 17 years.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The Senate, somehow after Congress excised language in a short-term spending bill two days earlier that would have given D.C. control of the RFK site to the city, unanimously passed a continuing resolution that restored the controlling mechanism over the RFK site.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Greece announced a freeze in 2025 on licenses for new short-term rentals in the center of Athens, which has become unaffordable for many Greeks, who moved away after buildings were converted in recent years to accommodate tourists.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, a level Japan has not seen in 17 years.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The Senate, somehow after Congress excised language in a short-term spending bill two days earlier that would have given D.C. control of the RFK site to the city, unanimously passed a continuing resolution that restored the controlling mechanism over the RFK site.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Greece announced a freeze in 2025 on licenses for new short-term rentals in the center of Athens, which has become unaffordable for many Greeks, who moved away after buildings were converted in recent years to accommodate tourists.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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