From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlong-termˌlong-ˈterm●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW3 adjective [usually before noun]LONG TIMEcontinuing for a long period of time, or relating to what will happen in the distantfutureOPP short-termthe long-term future of the fishing industrythe long-term interests of the companythe long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time)the long-term effects of alcohol on the bodylong-term plan/strategy/solutionlong-term loan/investment →in the long termExamples from the Corpuslong-term• People need to think long-term.• Any patient who has vasculardisease should be on long-termaspirin.• This chapter will discuss the mainlong-termcontracts which a potentialrecordingartist is likely to sign.• But there is no evidence that they either intended or effected systematic and long-termdestruction.• This means that fishingquotas are likely to fall in coming years in order to preserve the long-term future of the fisheries.• TermStructure of Interest RatesEffectivemanagement of financingsourcesrequires an understanding of the relationship between short-term and long-term interest rates.• long-terminvestments• Furtherlong-termsavings are anticipated from the reforms.• This caution obviously arises from the need to minimize the risk of long-term side-effects caused by seemingly innocent new substances.• But my strategy was to keep in mind the long-term situation ...long-term future• But what about the long-term future?• Since firms need to make profits in market economies, these projects have no long-term future.• Innovation and expansion have continued apace as manufacturers have no misgivings about the long-term future for clayroofingtiles.• In these circumstances the long-term future for mentalhealth services in innerLondon was not good.• Is not that the best investment that we can make in the long-term future for that troubled area?• That is the only long-term future for the coalindustry.• This means that fishing quotas are likely to fall in coming years in order to preserve the long-term future of the fisheries.From Longman Business Dictionarylong-termˈlong-term adjective [only before a noun]1long-term plans, aims etc are related to a long period of time into the futureBoeing’s predictions about long-term jet sales2the long-term unemployed people who have not had a job for a long timea new law to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed