What does the word term mean

Term may refer to:

• Terminology, or term, a noun or compound word used in a specific context, in particular:
  • Technical term, part of the specialized vocabulary of a particular field, specifically:
    • Scientific terminology, terms used by scientists

LawEdit

• Contractual term, a legally binding provision
  • Payment (or credit) terms, a part of an invoice; when you’ll have to pay and what discount you’ll get by paying early. Like «2/10 net 30».

Lengths of timeEdit

• Academic term, a division of the academic year in which classes are held. For English-speaking university academic terms, see:
  • Easter term
  • Hilary term
  • Lent term
  • Michaelmas term
  • Summer term
  • Trinity term
• Term of office, the length of time a person serves in a particular office
• Term of patent, the maximum period during which a patent can be maintained in force
• Term of a pregnancy
• Prison sentence, or term, a time served in a prison

Mathematics and physicsEdit

• Term (logic), a component of a logical or mathematical expression (not to be confused with term logic, or Aristotelian logic)
  • Ground term, a term with no variables
• Addend, or term, an operand to the addition operator
  • Term of a summation, a polynomial, or a series, a special case of a summand
• Term algebra, a freely generated algebraic structure
• Term logic, an approach to logic that began with Aristotle and that was dominant until the advent of modern predicate logic
• Term symbol, a concept in quantum mechanics

Other usesEdit

• Term (architecture) or terminal form, a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillar-like form
• Term (argumentation), a concept in argumentation theory
• Term (computers) or terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal
• Term, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
• Term life insurance
• Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring, an agency of the Indian Department of Telecommunications

See alsoEdit

• Maxterms and minterms, in Boolean algebra
• Terme (disambiguation)
• Termeh, a type of textile
• Tern (disambiguation)

What do we mean by term?

A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence. noun

A point in time at which something ends; termination. noun

The end of a normal gestation period. noun

A deadline, as for making a payment. noun

A fixed period of time for which an estate is granted. noun

An estate granted for a fixed period. noun

A word or group of words having a particular meaning, especially in a specific field. noun

Language of a certain kind; chosen words. noun

One of the elements of a proposed or concluded agreement; a condition. noun

The relationship between two people or groups; personal footing. noun

One of the quantities composing a ratio or fraction or forming a series. noun

One of the quantities connected by addition or subtraction signs in an equation; a member. noun

Each of the two concepts being compared or related in a proposition. noun

A stone or post marking a boundary, especially a squared and downward-tapering pillar adorned with a head and upper torso. noun

An architectural or decorative motif resembling such a marker. noun

That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary.

A chronological limitation or restriction.

Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.

A point, line, or superficies that limits.

A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.

Relations among people.

Part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.

Duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.

With respect to a pregnancy, the period during which birth usually happens (approximately 40 weeks from conception).

(of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.

A menstrual period.

Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.

The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.

A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.

A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.

Term is a word. A term is a term. The term term is a word that describes a body or building of letters formed into a descriptive compilation that stands for something, giving it substance.
Terms include: Every word o this website, save symbols and numerics:§ ‹>*#%@ and 129385, respectively. Urban Dictionary

A length of time spent in jail; a jail sentence Urban Dictionary

Someone who sucks at life, usually a musty and poorly-groomed individual. Originated in West Virginia by kids inventing their own language rather than huntin’. Urban Dictionary

When the boss invites an employee into the office and offers a permanent vacation—without pay, of course. Urban Dictionary

Term means to go on the drink. Term is a synonym for ‘session’. Urban Dictionary

Trans-Exclusionary Radical Meninist.
(Trans-Exclusionary Meninist)
On a similar side to terfs except it’s men excluding mainly trans women and labelling themselves as super straight/ ultra straight or whatever else to try and hide their blatant transphobia towards trans women claiming that they aren’t «real» women. Urban Dictionary

Something that happens every term usually college or school Urban Dictionary

A derp version of the name Tim.
Just like the derp version of Chris being «Chers». Urban Dictionary

When you get terminated from a website/app. Urban Dictionary

A term Paul Hughes can not go a day without using Urban Dictionary

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tûm, IPA^(key): /tɜːm/
• (US) enPR: tûrm, IPA^(key): /tɝm/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English terme, borrowed from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”).

Doublet of terminus. Old English had termen, from the same source.

Noun[edit]

term (plural terms)

2. That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.

   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they two are as nature’s two terms, or boundaries.

   • 1817 December​, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 268:

     At the decline of day,
     Winding above the mountain’s snowy term,
     New banners shone: […]

   «Alright, look…we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms.»

4. A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.

   The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration.

6. Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.

   Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.

8. Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.

   Q: What are your company’s terms? A: Net thirty, cash or check. [This answer means that the net total must be paid within 30 days; see Net D.]

   The latest models are available now, on the lowest terms you’ll find anywhere, guaranteed.

   • John Constable and James Piper, advertisement for a packet-boat between Chestertown and Baltimore, Chestertown, Maryland, May 17, 1793.[1]

     The Cabin is large and commodious, well calculated for the Accommodation of Paſengers. Merchandiſe, Produce, &c. carried on the loweſt Terms.

10. (geometry, archaic) A point, line, or superficies that limits.

    A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.

12. A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.

    «Algorithm» is a term used in computer science.

    The noun phrase «red blood cell», the acronym «RBC», and the word «erythrocyte» are synonymous terms.

14. Relations among people.

    We are on friendly terms with each other.

    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

      Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. […] Next day she […] tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and had perhaps spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.

16. Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
18. Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.

    near-term, mid-term and long-term goals

    the term allowed to a debtor to discharge his debt

    1. The time during which legal courts are open.
    2. Certain days on which rent is paid.
20. With respect to a pregnancy, the period during which birth usually happens (approximately 40 weeks from conception).

22. (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
24. (archaic) A menstrual period.
    • 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary

      My wife, after the absence of her terms for seven weeks, gave me hopes of her being with child, but on the last day of the year she hath them again.

26. (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.

    All the terms of this sum cancel out.

    One only term is odd in ( 12; 3; 4 ).

28. (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

    • The subject and predicate of a proposition are, after Aristotle, together called its terms or extremes.

30. (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
32. (art) A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal. [from 17th c.]

    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:

      The pillers that haue bolſtered vp thoſe tearmes,
      Are falne in cluſters at my conquering feet.

    • 1773, Joshua Reynolds, in John Ingamells, John Edgcumbe (eds.), The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Yale 2000, p. 42:

      You have been already informed, I have no doubt, of the subject which we have chosen: the adorning a Term of Hymen with festoons of flowers.

34. (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.

Hyponyms[edit]

• blanket term
• collective term
• umbrella term
• (part of a year): trimester, semester, quarter

Derived terms[edit]

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Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• idiom
• lexeme
• listeme
• word

Verb[edit]

term (third-person singular simple present terms, present participle terming, simple past and past participle termed)

1. To phrase a certain way; to name or call.
   • 2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:

     The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.

Synonyms[edit]

• describe as, designate, dub, name, refer to; see also Thesaurus:denominate

Adjective[edit]

term (not comparable)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Born or delivered at term.

References[edit]

• term on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of terminal.

Noun[edit]

term (plural terms)

1. (computing, informal) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.

Etymology 3[edit]

Short for terminate, termination, terminated employee, etc.

Verb[edit]

term (third-person singular simple present terms, present participle terming, simple past and past participle termed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To terminate one’s employment

Synonyms[edit]

• axe, fire, sack; see also Thesaurus:lay off

Noun[edit]

term (plural terms)

1. One whose employment has been terminated

Further reading[edit]

• term in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “term”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ter.

Noun[edit]

term m (indefinite plural terma, definite singular terma, definite plural termat)

1. foundation, plot of land

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• ter

Chinese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From English term.

Noun[edit]

term

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) term (word or phrase)
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) term (timespan)

Etymology 2[edit]

From clipping of English terminate.

Verb[edit]

term

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to terminate
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang, passive) to have one’s study be terminated

References[edit]

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Rhymes: -ɛrm

Noun[edit]

term m (plural termen, diminutive termpje n)

1. term; A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.
2. (mathematics) term; One of the addends in a sum

Derived terms[edit]

• termsgewijs

Descendants[edit]

• → Indonesian: term

Anagrams[edit]

• remt

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch term, from French terme, from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛr(ə̆)m]
• Hyphenation: tèrm

Noun[edit]

tèrm (plural term—term, first-person possessive termku, second-person possessive termmu, third-person possessive termnya)

1. term:
   1. a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.

      Synonym: istilah

   2. (logic) the subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
   3. duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.

      Synonyms: masa, momen, saat

   4. part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.

Alternative forms[edit]

• terma (Standard Malay)

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Further reading[edit]

• “term” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin terminus, via French terme and English term.

Noun[edit]

term m (definite singular termen, indefinite plural termer, definite plural termene)

1. a term (word or phrase)

References[edit]

• “term” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin terminus, via French terme and English term.

Noun[edit]

term m (definite singular termen, indefinite plural termar, definite plural termane)

1. a term (word or phrase)

References[edit]

• “term” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

term c

1. a term^[1] (a well-defined word or phrase, in a terminology)
2. (mathematics) a term^[2] (an operand in addition or subtraction)
3. singular of termer (“thermae, Roman baths”) (a facility for bathing in ancient Rome)

Declension[edit]

Declension of term
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	term	termen	termer	termerna
Genitive	terms	termens	termers	termernas

[edit]

• fackterm
• termbank
• terminologi

References[edit]

Britannica Dictionary definition of TERM

Britannica Dictionary definition of TERM

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Most of us do not give much thought to the difference between term and word and use them interchangeably. However, a word is a meaningful element in a language. A term, on the other hand, is a word but has a particular meaning in a situation. … All terms are words, but not all words are terms.

1. Does term mean word?
2. What is an example of term?
3. What type of word is term?
4. What are the two types of meaning of terms?
5. Can two words be a term?
6. What does the term Scandare mean?
7. What is a term in a sentence?
8. How do you identify a term?
9. What are your terms meaning?
10. What is a term in English?
11. What is a term in school?

Does term mean word?

The definition of a term is a word or group of words that has a special meaning, a specific time period or a condition of a contract. An example of term is «cultural diversity.» An example of term is three months for a college semester. … A point of time designating the beginning or end of a period.

What is an example of term?

What type of word is term?

noun. a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledgea medical term. any word or expression. a limited period of timehis second term of office; a prison term. any of the divisions of the academic year during which a school, college, etc, is in session.

What are the two types of meaning of terms?

Two main types of word meaning are grammatical and lexical.

Can two words be a term?

For the basic question of whether the words constitute a phrase, the answer is a Yes. … Also, when the words so together serve to convey a certain definite sense, different from the meanings of the individual words, and this sense is accepted over time, they are generally called a ‘set phrase’.

What does the term Scandare mean?

Transcendence comes from the Latin prefix trans meaning “beyond,” and the word scandare, meaning “to climb.” So when you achieve transcendence, you have gone beyond your ordinary limitations. Transcendence is the act of rising above something to a superior state.

What is a term in a sentence?

Definition of Term. a fixed period in which something is supposed to last. Examples of Term in a sentence. 1. The president only served one term and decided not to run for reelection.

How do you identify a term?

A term is either a number by itself, which is called a constant, a variable by itself or a number multiplied by a variable. The number that’s with a variable is called a coefficient. An expression differs from an equation because an expression is a group of terms without an equal sign.

What are your terms meaning?

phrase. If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power. They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.

What is a term in English?

A term is a word or expression with a specific meaning, especially one which is used in relation to a particular subject.

What is a term in school?

An academic term (or simply term) is a portion of an academic year, the time during which an educational institution holds classes. … In Northern Hemisphere countries, this means that the academic year lasts from August, September, or October to May, June, or July.

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

  
      n  

distributed term  
      n     (Logic)   a term applying equally to every member of the class it designates, as doctors in no doctors are overworked  

Easter term  
      n   the term at the Inns of Court following the Hilary term  

half term  
      n     (Brit. education)  

Hilary term  
      n   the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments  
     (C16: named after Saint Hilary of Poitiers)  

inkhorn term  
      n   an affectedly learned and obscure borrowing from another language, esp. Greek or Latin  

law term  
      n  

Lent term  
      n   the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments  

long-term  
      adj  

long-term memory  
      n     (Psychol)   that section of the memory storage system in which experiences are stored on a semipermanent basis  
   Compare     →
  short-term memory  

major term  
      n     (Logic)   the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the major premise  

Michaelmas term  
      n   the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments  

middle term  
      n     (Logic)   the term that appears in both the major and minor premises of a syllogism, but not in the conclusion,   (Also called)
   mean, middle  

minor term  
      n     (Logic)   the subject of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the minor premise  

short-term  
      adj  

short-term memory  
      n     (Psychol)   that section of the memory storage system of limited capacity (approximately seven items) that is capable of storing material for a brief period of time  
   Compare     →
  long-term memory  

term.  
      abbrev. for  

term insurance  
      n   life assurance, usually low in cost and offering no cash value, that provides for the payment of a specified sum of money only if the insured dies within a stipulated period of time  

Trinity term  
      n   the summer term at the Inns of Court and some educational establishments  

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 13 votes

1. termnoun

   a word or expression used for some particular thing

   «he learned many medical terms»

2. termnoun

   a limited period of time

   «a prison term»; «he left school before the end of term»

3. condition, termnoun

   (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

   «the contract set out the conditions of the lease»; «the terms of the treaty were generous»

4. termnoun

   any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

   «the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree»

5. termnoun

   one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

   «the major term of a syllogism must occur twice»

6. term, full termnoun

   the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

   «a healthy baby born at full term»

7. terminus, terminal figure, termverb

   (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

8. termverb

   name formally or designate with a term

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. termnoun

   limitation, restriction or regulation.

   terms and conditions

2. termnoun

   word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.

3. termnoun

   Relations among people.

   We are on friendly terms with each other.

4. termnoun

   part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.

5. termnoun

   any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.

6. termnoun

   duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.

7. termnoun

   a terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal

8. termnoun

   the maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force

9. termnoun

   an essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart

10. termverb

    To phrase a certain way, especially with an unusual wording.

11. termnoun

    a menstrual period.

12. Etymology: From terme, from terme, from terminus.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Termnoun

   Etymology: terminus, Latin.

   1. Limit; boundary.

   Corruption is a reciprocal to generation; and they two are as nature’s two terms or boundaries, and the guides to life and death.
   Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 328.

   2. [ Terme, Fr.] The word by which a thing is expressed. A word of art.

   To apply notions philosophical to plebeian terms, or to say, where the notions cannot fitly be reconciled, that there wanteth a term or nomenclature for it, be but shifts of ignorance.
   Francis Bacon.

   Those parts of nature into which the chaos was divided, they signified by dark and obscure names, which we have expressed in their plain and proper terms.
   Burnet.

   In painting, the greatest beauties cannot always be expressed for want of terms.
   Dryden.

   Had the Roman tongue continued vulgar, it would have been necessary, from the many terms of art required in trade and in war, to have made great additions to it.
   Jonathan Swift.

   3. Words; language.

   Would curses kill, as doth the mandrakes groan,
   I would invent as bitter searching terms,
   As curst, as harsh, as horrible to hear.
   William Shakespeare.

   God to satan first his doom apply’d,
   Though in mysterious terms.
   John Milton.

   4. Condition; stipulation.

   Well, on my terms thou wilt not be my heir?
   Dryden.

   Enjoy thy love, since such is thy desire,
   Live though unhappy, live on any terms.
   Dryden.

   Did religion bestow heaven without any terms or conditions, indifferently upon all, there would be no infidel.
   Richard Bentley.

   We flattered ourselves with reducing France to our own terms by the want of money, but have been still disappointed by the great sums imported from America.
   Addison.

   5. [ Termine, old French.] Time for which any thing lasts; a limited time.

   I am thy father’s spirit,
   Doom’d for a certain term to walk the night.
   William Shakespeare.

   Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time:
   No; let us draw her term of freedom out
   In its full length, and spin it to the last.
   Addison.

   6. [In law.]The time in which the tribunals, or places of judgment, are open to all that list to complain of wrong, or to seek their right by course of law or action; the rest of the year is called vacation. Of these terms there are four in every year, during which matters of justice are dispatched: one is called Hillary term, which begins the twenty-third of January, or, if that be Sunday, the next day following, and ends the twenty-first of February; another is called Easter term, which begins eighteen days after Easter, and ends the Monday next after Ascension-day; the third is Trinity term, beginning the Friday next after Trinity Sunday, and ending the Wednesday-fortnight after; the fourth is Michaelmas term, beginning the sixth of November, or, if that be Sunday, the next day after, and ending the twenty-eighth of November. John Cowell

   The term suiters may speed their business: for the end of these sessions delivereth them space enough to overtake the beginning of the terms.
   Carew.

   Too long vacation hasten’d on his term.
   John Milton.

   Those men employed as justices daily in term time consult with one another.
   Matthew Hale.

   What are these to those vast heaps of crimes
   Which terms prolong.
   Dryden.

2. To Termverb

   To name; to call.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Men term what is beyond the limits of the universe imaginary space, as if no body existed in it.
   John Locke.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Termnoun

   that which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary

2. Termnoun

   the time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life

3. Termnoun

   in universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms

4. Termnoun

   a point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid

5. Termnoun

   a fixed period of time; a prescribed duration

6. Termnoun

   the limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years

7. Termnoun

   a space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation

8. Termnoun

   the time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes

9. Termnoun

   the subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice

10. Termnoun

    a word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term

11. Termnoun

    a quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; — called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3

12. Termnoun

    a member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab — cd

13. Termnoun

    the menses

14. Termnoun

    propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions

15. Termnoun

    in Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents

16. Termnoun

    a piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail

17. Termnoun

    to apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate

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1. Term

   A term is a period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event. To differentiate an interval or duration, common phrases are used to distinguish the observance of length are near-term or short-term, medium-term or mid-term and long-term.
   It is also used as part of a calendar year, especially one of the three parts of an academic term and working year in the United Kingdom; Michaelmas term, Lent term or Easter term, the equivalent to the American semester. In America there is a midterm election held in the middle of the four-year presidential term, there are also academic midterm exams.
   In economics, it is the period required for economic agents to reallocate resources, and generally reestablish equilibrium. The actual length of this period, usually numbered in years or decades, varies widely depending on circumstantial context. During the long term, all factors are variable.
   In finance or financial operations of borrowing and investing, what is considered long-term is usually above 3 years, with medium-term usually between 1 and 3 years and short-term usually under 1 year.

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1. Term

   tėrm, n. any limited period: the time for which anything lasts: the time during which the courts of law are open: certain days on which rent is paid: that by which a thought is expressed, a word or expression: a condition or arrangement (gener. in pl.): (alg.) a member of a compound quantity.—v.t. to apply a term to: to name or call.—n. Term′er, one who attends a court term, often with the sense of a shifty rogue: one holding an estate for a term of years—also Term′or.—adj. Terminolog′ical.—adv. Terminology′ically.—n. Terminol′ogy, doctrine of terms: the terms used in any art, science, &c.—adj. Term′less, having no term or end: (Spens.) unlimited, boundless.—adv. Term′ly, term by term.—Be on terms with, to be on friendly relations with; Bring to terms, to compel to the acceptance of conditions; Come to terms, to come to an agreement: to submit; Eat one’s terms (see Eat); In terms of, in the language peculiar to anything, in modes of; Keep a term, to give the regular attendance during a period of study; Major term, in a syllogism, that which is the predicate of the conclusion; the Minor term, that which is the subject of the conclusion; Make terms, to come to an agreement; Speak in terms, to speak plainly; Stand upon one’s terms (with), to insist upon conditions. [Fr. terme—L. terminus, a boundary.]

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1. term

   A specific period of time.

   The term time differs in different countries.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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   term

   An expression of language.

   The term to describe the flow was moving accurately with moderate effort.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

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   Rank popularity for the word ‘term’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #825

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   Rank popularity for the word ‘term’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #804

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   Rank popularity for the word ‘term’ in Nouns Frequency: #90

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   Rank popularity for the word ‘term’ in Verbs Frequency: #967

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of term in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of term in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of term in a Sentence

1. Ian Wilson:

   In the short term, it’s a blow to him, but we’ll have to see. So much can change so quickly here.

2. Jay Hatfield:

   It’s already happening, they look at these trophy pipeline assets like they would look at real estate in New York City — a long term asset that delivers discounted cash flow.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Unlike mutual fund investors that tend to be more patient and long-term focused, those in the Pimco Total Return ETF that can trade intraday may have shorter time horizons, as an active ETF lags its peers, investors question whether the higher expense ratio is warranted. The recent underperformance likely played a role.

4. Samuel Alito:

   I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, one of these was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson — but he paid the price.

5. Katie Vines:

   The value of something not happening is very difficult to monetize, and so you have to create projects and programs whereby there are immediate as well as long-term benefits.

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• اِصْطِلاحArabic
• termeCatalan, Valencian
• podmínka, termínCzech
• tymorWelsh
• semesterDanish
• Terminus, Begriff, Frist, Klausel, Term, Trimester, BezeichnungGerman
• όρος, θητεία, τρίμηνοGreek
• terminoEsperanto
• plazo, trimestre, términos, semestre, términoSpanish
• tingimus, poolaasta, termin, liidetav, suhe, mõisteEstonian
• اصطلاح, جملهPersian
• toimikausi, kausi, välit, termi, lukukausi, suhde, ehtoFinnish
• mot, limite, trimestre, terme, expressionFrench
• téarma, téarmaíIrish
• termoGalician
• szemeszter, félév, szakkifejezés, viszony, feltétel, negyedévHungarian
• եզրույթ, տերմին, եզրArmenian
• istilahIndonesian
• termine, trimestreItalian
• 言葉, 学期, 用語Japanese
• BegrëffLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• santykiai, sąlyga, terminasLithuanian
• karangatangaMāori
• istilahMalay
• term, voet, trimesterDutch
• vilkår, termNorwegian
• termin, warunek, określeniePolish
• prazo, termo, trimestrePortuguese
• expresie, clauză, limită, trimestru, cuvânt, termen, condițieRomanian
• семе́стр, те́рмин, срок полномо́чий, слага́емое, триме́стр, усло́вие, срок, че́тверть, отноше́ниеRussian
• kvartal, odnos, tromjesečjeSerbo-Croatian
• termin, beteckning, term, villkor, mandatperiod, frist, förhållningsregel, tidsfrist, klausul, fot, begreppSwedish
• నిబంధన, షరతుTelugu
• terimTurkish
• اصطلاحUrdu
• 术语Chinese

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