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term

(tûrm)
n.
1. A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence.
2.
a. A point in time at which something ends; termination: an apprenticeship nearing its term.
b. The end of a normal gestation period: carried the fetus to term.
c. A deadline, as for making a payment.
3. Law
a. A fixed period of time for which an estate is granted.
b. An estate granted for a fixed period.
4.
a. A word or group of words having a particular meaning, especially in a specific field: I was baffled by the technical terms that the programmers were using.
b. terms Language of a certain kind; chosen words: spoke in rather vague terms; praised him in glowing terms.
5. often terms One of the elements of a proposed or concluded agreement; a condition: offered favorable peace terms; one of the terms of the lease; the terms of a divorce settlement.
6. terms The relationship between two people or groups; personal footing: on good terms with her in-laws.
7. Mathematics
a. One of the quantities composing a ratio or fraction or forming a series.
b. One of the quantities connected by addition or subtraction signs in an equation; a member.
8. Logic Each of the two concepts being compared or related in a proposition.
9.
a. A stone or post marking a boundary, especially a squared and downward-tapering pillar adorned with a head and upper torso.
b. An architectural or decorative motif resembling such a marker.
tr.v. termed, term·ing, terms
To designate; call.
Idiom:
in terms of
1. As measured or indicated by; in units of: distances expressed in terms of kilometers as well as miles; cheap entertainment, but costly in terms of time wasted.
2. In relation to; with reference to: "narcissistic parents who ... interpret their child's experience entirely in terms of their own history" (Richard Weissbourd).

[Middle English terme, from Old French, from Latin terminus, boundary. N., senses 4-8, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin terminus, from Late Latin, mathematical or logical term, from Latin, boundary, limit.]
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terms

(tɜːmz)
pl n
1. (usually specified prenominally) the actual language or mode of presentation used: he described the project in loose terms.
2. conditions of an agreement: you work here on our terms.
3. (Commerce) a sum of money paid for a service or credit; charges
4. (usually preceded by on) mutual relationship or standing: they are on affectionate terms.
5. in terms of as expressed by; regarding: in terms of money he was no better off.
6. come to terms to reach acceptance or agreement: to come to terms with one's failings.
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Noun 1. terms - status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
2. [画像:terms - the amount of money needed to purchase something]terms - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
asking price, selling price - the price at which something is offered for sale
bid price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
closing price - (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session
factory price - price charged for goods picked up at the factory
highway robbery - an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
purchase price - the price at which something is actually purchased
cash price, spot price - the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market
support level - (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors
valuation - assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"
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Translations
أقْساط الدَّفِعشُروط إتِّفاقعُلاقاتيُدْعى، يُسَمّى
cenynazvatoznačitpodmínkyvztahy
betegnebetingelserkaldetakstvilkår
feltételekfizetési feltételekkikötések
kallaî, nefnaòaî hvernig e-m semurskilmálarverîskrá
cenypodmienky

term

(təːm) noun
1. a (usually limited) period of time. a term of imprisonment; a term of office. termyn مُدَّة المَنْصِب، مُدَّة عُقوبَة السَّجْن срок período údobí, lhůta, termín die Zeitdauer periode; tid περίοδος, διάρκεια, χρόνος período, etapa kestus, tähtaeg دوره jakso peine; mandat, période תקופה अवधि rok, trajanje időszak, ciklus; futamidő masa afmarkað tímabil periodo, durata; mandato 期間 가간 laikas, laiko tarpas termiņš; laika periods tempoh termijn periode, åremål okres, kadencja período perioadă, mandat; dată limită срок doba, obdobie doba termin tid, period ระยะเวลาที่กําหนด süre, dönem 期限 термін, строк مدت khoảng thời gian 期限
2. a division of a school or university year. the autumn term. termyn فَصْل دِراسي срок período trimestr das Semester semester; -semester ακαδημαϊκή περίοδος, τρίμηνο, εξάμηνο trimestre; cuatrimestre; semestre semester ترم lukukausi trimestre שליש पद semestar, polugodište szemeszter, félév bagian tahun ajaran námsönn trimestre 学期 학기 semestras semestris penggal semester termin, semester semestr, okres período semestru семестр semester semester polugodište termin ภาคเรียน yarıyıl, sömestr 學期 семестр; чверть تعليمي سال کا حصہ kỳ học 学期
3. a word or expression. Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness. term إصْطِلاح термин termo termín der Ausdruck betegnelse; fagudtryk όρος, έκφραση término termin واژه termi terme מונח निश्चितकाल izraz, termin szakszó istilah fræðiheiti, fagorð termine 用語 용어 žodis, posakis, terminas termins istilah vakterm faguttrykk, vending termin termo termen термин termín izraz termin term คําศัพท์ terim, deyim 術語 термін اصطلاح thuật ngữ 术语
terms noun plural
1. the rules or conditions of an agreement or bargain. They had a meeting to arrange terms for an agreement. bepalings شُروط إتِّفاق условия termos podmínky die Bedingungen(pl.) betingelser; vilkår όροι συμφωνίας condiciones tingimused شرایط ehdot conditions תְּנָאִים शर्तें uvjeti feltételek, kikötések syarat-syarat skilmálar termini 条件 조항 sąlygos noteikumi; nosacījumi syarat-syarat voorwaarde betingelser, vilkår warunki termos condiţii условия podmienky pogoji uslovi villkor ข้อตกลง koşullar, şartlar 條件,條款 умови شرائط điều khoản, điều lệ 条件,条款
2. fixed charges (for work, service etc). The firms sent us a list of their terms. bepalings أقْساط الدَّفِع цена condições pevné ceny die Preise(pl.) takst όροι πληρωμής condiciones hinnad هزینه ها hinnat conditions תְּנָאִים बंधन, निबंधन cijena, uslovi fizetési feltételek tugas verðskrá condizioni 要求額 요금 įkainiai, atlyginimas, mokėjimo sąlygos honorārs; samaksa harga betalingsvoorwaarden pris, takst opłaty condições preţuri условия оплаты platobné podmienky cena uslov priser ค่าบริการ sözleşme şartları 費用,價格 умови оплати متعين قيمت giá 费用,价格
3. a relationship between people. They are on bad/friendly terms. verhouding عُلاقات отношения relações vztahy die Beziehungen(pl.) på dårlig/god fod σχέση μεταξύ προσώπων relaciones suhted روابط välit termes לִהיוֹת בִּיחָסִים טוֹבִים/גְרוּעִים संबंध odnos viszony hubungan það hvernig e-m semur relazioni 間柄 사이 santykiai attiecības hubungan relatie (stå på) dårlig/god fot (med) stopa, stosunki relações termeni, relaţii отношения vzťahy odnosi odnosi förhållande ความสัมพันธ์ ilişki 關係 стосунки تعلقات mối quan hệ giữa mọi người 关系
verb
to name or call. That kind of painting is termed `abstract'. noem يُدْعى، يُسَمّى наричам denominar označit, nazvat bezeichnen als kalde; betegne ονομάζω, χαραχτηρίζω llamar, denominar nimetama نامیدن kutsua appeler, nommer לְכַנוֹת कहलाना zvati, nazvati menyebut kallað, nefna chiamare, denominare 名づける 칭하다, 명명하다 vadinti(s), apibûdinti dinamakan noemen benevne, kalle denominar a numi называть nazvať imenovati zvati benämna, kalla ตั้งชื่อ demek, adlandırmak 把...叫作 називати کہنا، نام دينا có tên gọi, gọi là 把...叫作
come to terms
1. to reach an agreement or understanding. They came to terms with the enemy. ooreenkoms bereik يَتَّفِق، يَتَصالَح разбирам се с chegar a um acordo dospět k dohodě sich einigen forsone sig συνθηκολογώ, καταλήγω σε συμφωνία llegar a un acuerdo/arreglo/entendimiento kokkuleppele jõudma به توافق رسیدن päästä sopuun arriver à un accord avec לְהַגִיע לְהֶסכֵּם समझौता करना, शर्तें मान लेना, राज़ी हो जाना sporazumjeti se, nagoditi se kiegyezik mencapai persetujuan sættast (raggiungere un accordo) 和解する 타협하다 susitarti vienoties mencapai kata sepakat het eens worden komme til enighet dojść do porozumienia chegar a acordo a ajunge la o înţelegere (cu) прийти к соглашению dospieť k dohode sporazumeti se sporazumeti se träffa en uppgörelse, komma överens ฮั้ว anlaşmak 達成協議 домовлятися سمجھوتے تک پہنچنا thoả thuận; ghi nhớ 达成协议
2. to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty). He managed to come to terms with his illness. aanvaar يَتَفاهَم، يَتَسامَح примирявам се с adaptar-se vyrovnat se (s) zurecht kommen lære at leve συμβιβάζομαι aprender a vivir con algo, aceptar; adaptarse leppima, alistuma کنار آمدن oppia hyväksymään faire face à, s'adapter לְהָשלִים עִם झुक जाना prilagoditi se kiegyezik menyesuaikan diri finna leið til að umbera accettare 折り合う 받아들이다 susitaikyti aprast; pielāgoties menerima kenyataan zich verzoenen met avfinne seg med pogodzić się adaptar-se a se obişnui cu примириться vyrovnať sa (s) sprijazniti se pomiriti se finna sig i, acceptera หาทางที่จะอยู่ร่วมกัน (ปัญหาส่วนตัวหรือเรื่องยาก ๆ geçinmek, anlaşmak 屈服,容忍 примирятися نمٹنا hài hòa với, sống chung với 屈服,容忍
in terms of
using as a means of expression, a means of assessing value etc. He thought of everything in terms of money. in terme van, met gedagte aan بِلُغَة، من ناحِيَة от гледна точка на em termos (de) z hlediska, v souvislosti (s) in Form von udtrykt i από την άποψη, εκφρασμένος σε desde el punto de vista de, en función de seisukohalt, keeles از نظر suhteen en fonction de, du point de vue de בְּמוּנָחִים שֶׁל- विशेष ढंग से u smislu, u obliku vminek a szempontjából; vminek jegyében; vmiben megadva, kifejezve dengan nilai með tilliti til (in funzione di) 〜の立場から (~의) 견지에서 (kokiu) požiūriu (kādā) izteiksmē dari segi uit het oogpunt van uttrykt i w kontekście/kategoriach em termos (de) în funcţie de, din punctul de vedere al с точки зрения z hľadiska, v súvislosti (s) skoz (...) u svetlu ur [penning]synpunkt เกี่ยวกับ açısından, bakımından 按照 у перекладі на; з точки зору کے تعلق سے về mặt 按照
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References in classic literature ?
To sketch my meaning roughly, examples of substance are 'man' or 'the horse', of quantity, such terms as 'two cubits long' or 'three cubits long', of quality, such attributes as 'white', 'grammatical'.
No one of these terms, in and by itself, involves an affirmation; it is by the combination of such terms that positive or negative statements arise.
And so of the individual; we may assume that he has the same three principles in his own soul which are found in the State; and he may be rightly described in the same terms, because he is affected in the same manner?
He proposed the following terms, as the only terms on which he would consent to mix himself up with, what was (even in HIS line of business) a doubtful and dangerous transaction.
A power to destroy the freedom of the press, the trial by jury, or even to regulate the course of descents, or the forms of conveyances, must be very singularly expressed by the terms "to raise money for the general welfare."
right-right- right-all-right!" Here the Professor waved the memorandum of terms over his head, and ended his long and voluble narrative with his shrill Italian parody on an English cheer.
The warriors appeared to be on the most friendly terms, and seemingly conversed much together; yet, according to the account of the interpreter, each was absolutely ignorant of what the other said.
When Philip was put in the study he could not help seeing that the others, who had been together for three terms, welcomed him coldly.
Then at once you confess yourself desirous to come to terms, do you Boffin?
In plain terms, he was an incorrigible scoundrel; and he had now added one more to the list of his many misdemeanors by impudently breaking the conditions on which Mrs.
For this purpose, they divided the term of his life between them, and each endowed one portion of it with the qualities which chiefly characterized himself.
For there is no common term we could apply to the mimes of Sophron and Xenarchus and the Socratic dialogues on the one hand; and, on the other, to poetic imitations in iambic, elegiac, or any similar metre.

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