Meanings
comparative more longterm · superlative most longterm
- alternativeAlternative form of long-term.
1 more example
A few days later in a meeting with the president, Clinton asked Gingrich for a continuing resolution (CR) to continue funding the government until they could work out a compromise. “If I go back and try to get a longterm CR without a budget from you, the next time you'll be dealing with Speaker Armey," he said.
2008, Steven M. Gillon, The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation, →ISBN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dlongʰos
- Proto-Germanic*langaz
- Proto-West Germanic*lang
- Old Englishlang
- Middle Englishlong
- Englishlong
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
- Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
- Proto-Italic*termn̥
- Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
- Latinterminus
- Old Frenchterme
- Middle Englishterme
- Englishterm
- Englishlongterm
Cite this entry
longterm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longterm
“longterm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longterm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longterm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longterm.
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