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Definition term in British English

term noun

noun
/tɜː(r)m/
1

a word or phrase used for referring to something

Example

a technical/medical/legal/scientific term

Example

In simple terms, you need more exercise.

Example

The president condemns terrorism in the strongest possible terms.

Example

Darwin originally coined the term 'natural selection'.

Synonyms and related words
acrostic adjacency pair Americanism
1.1

a word or phrase used as a name or for describing someone

Example

All his teachers speak of him in glowing terms.

Example

We called our daughter 'Princess' as a term of endearment.

Synonyms and related words
acrostic adjacency pair Americanism
2

used for saying which aspects of something you are considering or including

Example

In practical terms, this change is unlikely to affect many people.

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in political/economic/artistic terms

Example

The savings, both in terms of time and money, could be considerable.

Synonyms and related words
assume rest on presume
3

one of the periods of time into which the year is divided for students. In the UK, there are usually three terms: the autumn term, the spring term, and the summer term

Example

What classes are you taking this term?

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How many weeks is it till the end of term?

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He trains five times a week during term time.

Synonyms and related words
frosh week grade half term
3.1

a period of time during which a government, court, or other official organization regularly meets

Example

The Supreme Court's term always begins in October.

4

a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job

Example

In 1988 he was re-elected for a five-year term.

Example

Her term of office ends in September.

5

the period of time that someone must spend in prison

Example

She's serving a 15-year term.

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He received a prison term of six months.

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behind bars captive captivity
6

a period of time that a legal, business, or financial agreement lasts

Example

Finance costs are collected over the term of the loan.

Example

I was employed on a fixed-term contract of two years.

7

the end of the period of time that a woman is pregnant

Example

She worried that she could not carry a child to term.

Example

a full-term baby/pregnancy

Synonyms and related words
the afterbirth amniocentesis amniotic fluid
7.1

the end of the period of time that something lasts, especially a legal, business, or financial agreement

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end ending finish
Synonyms and related words
abacus a function of something algorithm
Example

He had little choice but to accept their terms.

Example

We have agreed the terms of the lease.

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The committee was set up under the terms of a voluntary agreement.

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Do you agree to these terms and conditions?

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He negotiated the terms for their release from prison.

Synonyms and related words
affidavit article bail bond
9.1

the conditions you accept when you buy or sell something

Example

His terms are very reasonable.

Example

The bank makes loans on easy terms.

Synonyms and related words
aftermarket buyer’s market call
Example

The Prime Minister said in terms that this was about removing weapons of mass destruction.

Example

The Act did not say in terms that the foreign-born child of a natural-born parent was himself a natural born subject.

Definition term in British English