Word: Terms
How to pronounce: tɜːm
Noun
Definitions:
1. 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.
Example sentences: "The musical term ‘leitmotiv’"
2. A fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last.
Example sentences: "The President is elected for a single four-year term"
3. 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.
Example sentences: "The summer term"
4. Conditions under which an action may be undertaken or agreement reached; stipulated or agreed requirements.
Example sentences: "Their solicitors had agreed terms"
5. Each of the quantities in a ratio, series, or mathematical expression.
Example sentences: "A geometric series is defined as having a constant ratio between consecutive terms."
6. Another term for terminus
Verb
Definitions:
1. Give a descriptive name to; call by a specified term.
Example sentences: "He has been termed the father of modern theology"
Synonyms:
expression
the concept
terminology
word
trimester
period
time limit
due date
tenure
stint
condition
lifespan
semester
terminus
title
name
call
entitle
denominate
designate
label
hitch
tour
christen
dub
Derivations:
termless
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Terms in Other Languages...
Spanish: Plazo
German: Nutzungsbedingungen
French: Terme
Italian: Termine
Turkish: şartlar
