short-term

1. 1.

   relating to or extending over a limited period

   “short-run planning”

   “a short-term lease”

   “short-term credit”

   Synonymsshort-run

   Similarshort

Questions about short-term

What does short-term mean?

short-term means "relating to or extending over a limited period".

How many syllables are in short-term?

short-term has 2 syllables: short--term. The stress falls on "term". In IPA it is /ˌʃɔɹtˈtɝm/.

What is another word for short-term?

Close synonyms include short-run. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.