term
noun · verb · adjectiveA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
"Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms."
- 2.
A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration.
- 3.
Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
- 4.
Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
Q: What are your company's terms? A: Net thirty, cash or check. [This answer means that the net total must be paid within 30 days; see Net D.]
The latest models are available now, on the lowest terms you'll find anywhere, guaranteed.
The Cabin is large and commodious, well calculated for the Accommodation of Paſengers. Merchandiſe, Produce, &c. carried on the loweſt Terms.
- 5.
(archaic)(geometry, archaic) A point, line, or superficies that limits.
A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.
- 6.
A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
"Algorithm" is a term used in computer science.
The noun phrase "red blood cell", the acronym "RBC", and the word "erythrocyte" are synonymous terms.
- 7.
Relations among people.
We are on friendly terms with each other.
- 8.
Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- 9.
Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
He was sentenced to a term of six years in prison.
near-term, mid-term and long-term goals
the term allowed to a debtor to discharge his debt
- 10.
With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymic) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.
A pregnancy didn't come to term.
at term
preterm
postterm
- 11.
(of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- 12.
(archaic)A menstrual period.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To phrase a certain way; to name or call.
- 2.
(ambitransitive, informal)To terminate someone's employment.
- 3.
(informal, transitive)(transitive, informal, of an online moderator) To delete someone's account.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(colloquial, not comparable)(medicine, colloquial) Born or delivered at term.
term neonate
Từ liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Topic liên quan
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English terme, borrowed from Old French terme, from Latin terminus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (stump, end, boundary).