longterm
/lˈɔŋtˌɝm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of long-term.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English term English longterm From long + term.
Inflected Forms
more longterm (comparative)
most longterm (superlative)