terms

Other forms of terms

plural

termses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about terms

What does terms mean?

terms means "status with respect to the relations between people or groups". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in terms?

terms has 1 syllable: terms. In IPA it is /ˈtɝmz/.

What is another word for terms?

Close synonyms include footing, price, damage. 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.

Is terms a common word?

terms is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.