SHORT-TERMISM

Meaning of SHORT-TERMISM in English

If you accuse people of short-termism , you mean that they make decisions that produce benefits now or soon, rather than making better decisions that will produce benefits in the future.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SHORT-TERMISM — ■ noun concentration on immediate profit or advantage at the expense of long-term security.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHORT-TERMISM — noun [ U ] a way of thinking or planning that is concerned with the advantages or profits you could …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT-TERMISM — ˌshort-ˈtermism BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a way of planning or thinking that is concerned only with what gives you advantages …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT-TERMISM — If you accuse people of ~, you mean that they make decisions that produce benefits now or soon, rather than …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHORT-TERMISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ According to this view, short-termism is a feature of investments in firm-specific assets that have …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago — недавно short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHORT — 1. a. 1. короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) краткосрочный, короткий 2) недостающий 3) недостигающий 4) неполный 5) нуждающийся 6) бирж. играющий на понижение, продающий без покрытия • - at a short date - be …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный; a short way off недалеко; a short time ago недавно; time is short время …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHORT — short n 1. infml I'll have a short and a pack of cigarettes Мне стаканчик и пачку сигарет 2. AmE …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHORT — краткий ; короткий ; краткосрочный ; низкий ; невысокий ; неполный ; недостаточный ; имеющий недостаток ; ~ short allowance …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT-TERM — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a long-term/short-term loan (= to be paid back after a long/short time ) ▪ I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STOCK MARKET — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But money was still made on the stock market . ▪ Exuberance in the stock …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEASON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a season ticket (= one that allows you to make a journey or go …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RESALE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN price ▪ Each agreement also contained a resale price maintenance clause. ▪ With nine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REFUSAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES first refusal ▪ I’ll let you have first refusal on the car. obstinate refusal ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALAVER — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ There's been a lot of palaver about feminist oversensitivity to language. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPEN SEASON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It is open season for criticising UDCs for lack of planning, lack of strategic thinking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOSEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES break/loosen the stranglehold of sb (= stop someone having complete control ) loosen a knot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DETAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a careful/detailed inspection ▪ The architect has now made his detailed inspection of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACADEMIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cultural/scientific/academic exchange ▪ The mayors of Tokyo and New York signed an agreement …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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