A time frame for investing in which an asset is held for one to three years. The measure of a "long term" time frame can vary depending on the asset held or the investment objective. For tax purposes, assets held for less than a year and sold for a gain are subject to a higher tax than that of the long-term capital gains rate. In business accounting measures, short term is a period of time of less than 12 months.
Use 'short term' in a Sentence
You should try to not get caught up in the short term but instead keep your mind on the long term goals of your company.
When finding ways to bridge a budget gap James argued that cutting salaries was a short term solution because, while it would save money, the company would eventually lose its most talented workers and the cost to replace them would be much higher.
His value will triple in less than a year if he liquidates on some of his short term investment deeds.
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