medium-term — ˈmedium term adjective [only before a noun] not happening or making a profit immediately, but not over a very long period of time: • a medium term loan • It is possible to get some quite good yields on medium term bonds. compare long term, short… … Financial and business terms
medium term — medium .term n [singular] the period of time a few weeks or months ahead of the present →↑short term, long term ↑long term in the medium term ▪ The company s prospects look good in the medium term. ▪ medium term investments … Dictionary of contemporary English
medium term — medium ,term noun singular the period of time that lasts a few months or years from the present time: In the short to medium term, there will be an agreement of some sort … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
medium-term — medium ,term adjective within the period of time that begins at the present time and lasts a few months or years: There will no doubt be some medium term effects on sales … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
medium term — UK US noun [singular] the period of time that lasts a few months or years from the present time In the short to medium term, there will be an agreement of some sort. Thesaurus: general periods of timehyponym periods of successsynonym … Useful english dictionary
medium-term — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to a financial gain, loss, operation, or obligation based on a term of more than a year and usually not more than 10 years * * * meˈdium term adjective Intermediate between short term and long term •… … Useful english dictionary
medium-term — N SING: usu N n The medium term is the period of time which lasts a few months or years beyond the present time, in contrast with the short term or the long term. Economists had been arguing that the medium term economic prospects remained poor … English dictionary
medium-term — long /short /medium term in the long/medium/short term a long, medium, or short time in the future. Have you made any long term plans? (always before noun) Medium term funding may be offered to help start new projects in developing countries … New idioms dictionary
medium term — noun (singular) the period of time a few weeks or months ahead of the present: in the medium term: The company s prospects look good in the medium term. | medium term investments compare shortterm, longterm … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
medium-term — / mi:diəm tɜ:m/ adjective referring to a point between short term and long term ♦ medium term forecast a forecast for two or three years ♦ medium term loan a bank loan for three to five years … Dictionary of banking and finance
