Definition of Long-term

1. Adjective. Relating to or extending over a relatively long time. "A long-term investment"

Exact synonyms: Long-run, Semipermanent
Similar to: Long

Definition of Long-term

1. Adjective. extending over a relatively long time period ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-term

long-spined bullhead
long-spined bullheads
long-spurred violet
long-standing
long-staple
long-sufferance
long-suffering
long-tail boat
long-tail boats
long-tailed
long-tailed pangolin
long-tailed porcupine
long-tailed tit
long-tailed weasel
long-term (current term)
long-term care
long-term memory
long-term nonprogressor
long-term potentiation
long-term productivity
long-term survival
long-terminal repeat
long-tongue
long-vowel mark
long-vowel marks
long-wearing
long-winded
long-windedly
long-windedness

Literary usage of Long-term

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"Because Japan's economic success shows most clearly what long-term investment can accomplish, this section concentrates mostly on Japan, although examples ..."

2. OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic by OECD Staff (2005)
"Net replacement rates for two child families in long-term unemployment, 20021 100 80 60 40 20 100 II Lone parent ^H One-earner married couple | Two-earner ..."

3. Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court by Tracy M. Godwin, David J. Steinhart, Betsy A. Fulton (1997)
"Differentiate short- and long-term goals. A further discussion of these guidelines ... long-term goal: To decrease the number of youth in the community ..."

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