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Term
təːm
Term definitions
noun
term
terms
- a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study
"the musical term ‘leitmotiv’"
- language used on a particular occasion; a way of expressing oneself
"a protest in the strongest possible terms"
- a word or words that may be the subject or predicate of a proposition
- a fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last
"the President is elected for a single four-year term"
- (especially in Scotland) a fixed day of the year appointed for the making of payments, the start or end of tenancies, etc.
- the completion of a normal length of pregnancy
"I was really keen to go to term and to have a home birth"
- a tenancy of a fixed period
- the duration of a person's life
- a boundary or limit, especially of time
- each of the periods in the year, alternating with holiday or vacation, during which instruction is given in a school, college, or university, or during which a law court holds sessions
"the summer term"
- conditions under which an action may be undertaken or agreement reached; stipulated or agreed requirements
"their solicitors had agreed terms"
- conditions with regard to payment for something; stated charges
"loans on favourable terms"
- agreed conditions under which a war or other dispute is brought to an end
"the United States played a key role in prodding the two sides to come to terms"
- each of the quantities in a ratio, series, or mathematical expression