word-vault/dist/data/cards/sh/short-term.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "short-term",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a short-term loan"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to find work on a short-term contract"
                },
                {
                    "text": "short-term plans"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a short-term solution to the problem"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His **short-term memory** *(= the ability to remember things that happened a short time ago)* is failing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌʃɔːt ˈtɜːm/",
                "audio": "sh/short-term/short_term_1_gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtɜːrm/",
                "audio": "sh/short-term/short_term_1_us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}