short-term
adjective
uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/ uscontinuing or having an effect for a short period of time in the future:
These risks are short-term and manageable.
Stability involves balancing short-term and long-term outcomes to achieve sustainable success.
Despite some short-term benefits, these strategies exact many costs.
Roughly a third of the workforce is employed under short-term contracts.
Our short-term financial goal is to survive the next few years.
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ACCOUNTING
relating to a period of time of less than one year:
Any liabilities that will be settled in less than 12 months are short-term liabilities.
FINANCE
relating to money that is borrowed or invested for a short period of time:
Sometimes banks require emergency short-term financing.
There is optimism that Federal Reserve policy makers will cut short-term interest rates.
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