[usuallybeforenoun] lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future:
a short-term loan * to find work on a short-term contract * short-term aims / plans / forecasts * a short-term solution to the problem * His short-term memory is failing (= the ability to remember things that happened a short time ago).
compareLONG-TERM
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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