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short-period rate — ➔ rate1 * * * short period rate UK US noun [C] INSURANCE ► the amount that you pay for an insurance contract that is for less than a year … Financial and business terms
short-term — short′ term′ adj. 1) covering or involving a relatively short period of time: short term memory[/ex] 2) maturing after a relatively short period of time: a short term loan[/ex] 3) ste bus (of a capital gain or loss) derived from the sale or… … From formal English to slang
short-term gain — ➔ gain2 * * * short term gain UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE profit made from selling something a short time after buying it, usually within a year: »Paul buys shares with the aim of realising short term gains. ► an improvement or advantage that… … Financial and business terms
short-term — index acting, brief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 short term … Law dictionary
short-term — [shôrt′tʉrm΄] adj. 1. for or extending over a short time 2. designating or of a capital gain, loan, etc. that involves a relatively short period, usually of less than a year … English World dictionary
short-term — Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most … Financial and business terms
Short Term — 1. In general, holding an asset for short period of time. 2. In accounting, an asset expected to be converted into cash in the next year, or a liability coming due in the next year. Also known as current assets and liabilities. 3. For investing,… … Investment dictionary
Short-term mission — A short term mission (STM) is the mobilization of a Christian missionary for a short period of time ranging from days to a year; many short term missions are called mission trips. The short term missionary is a fairly recent innovation in the… … Wikipedia
Short rate model — In the context of interest rate derivatives, a short rate model is a mathematical model that describes the future evolution of interest rates by describing the future evolution of the short rate.The short rateThe short rate, usually written r t… … Wikipedia
short-term — /shawrt terrm /, adj. 1. covering or applying to a relatively short period of time. 2. maturing over a relatively short period of time: a short term loan. 3. (of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or pertaining to a short term, esp. one year or… … Universalium
