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14 PHRASE You use the expressions in the long term , in the short term , and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time. □  The agreement should have very positive results in the long term.

15 → see also long-term , medium-term , short-term

16 PHRASE If you do something on your terms , you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power. □  They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.

17 PHRASE If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it. □  United should be thinking in terms of winning the European Cup.

18in no uncertain terms → see uncertain

19in real terms → see real

20on speaking terms → see speak SYNONYMS term NOUN 3

word:The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'Shen-seng'.

name:They changed the name of the street.

expression:She spoke in a quiet voice but used remarkably coarse expressions.

phrase:He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.' VERB 4

call:Everybody called each other by their surnames.

label:Certain estates are labelled as undesirable.

name:…a man named John T. Benson.

ter|mi|nal /tɜː ^r m I n ^ə l/ (terminals )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A terminal illness or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. □  …terminal cancer. □  His illness was terminal. ●  ter|mi|nal|ly ADV [ADV adj] □  The patient is terminally ill.

2 N‑COUNT A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. □  Plans are underway for a third terminal at the airport.

3 N‑COUNT A computer terminal is a piece of equipment consisting of a keyboard and a screen that is used for putting information into a computer or getting information from it. [COMPUTING ] □  Carl sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week.

4 N‑COUNT On a piece of electrical equipment, a terminal is one of the points where electricity enters or leaves it. □ [+ of ] …the positive terminal of the battery.

ter|mi|nate /tɜː ^r m I ne I t/ (terminates , terminating , terminated )

1 VERB When you terminate something or when it terminates , it ends completely. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Her next remark abruptly terminated the conversation. □ [V ] His contract terminates at the end of the season. ●  ter|mi|na|tion /tɜː ^r m I ne I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …a dispute which led to the abrupt termination of trade.

2 VERB To terminate a pregnancy means to end it. [MEDICAL ] □ [V n] After a lot of agonizing, she decided to terminate the pregnancy. ●  ter|mi|na|tion (terminations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] You should also have a medical check-up after the termination of a pregnancy.

3 VERB When a train or bus terminates somewhere, it ends its journey there. [FORMAL ] □ [V prep/adv] This train will terminate at Taunton.

ter|mi|ni /tɜː ^r m I na I / Termini is a plural of terminus .

ter|mi|nol|ogy /tɜː ^r m I nɒ lədʒi/ (terminologies ) N‑VAR The terminology of a subject is the set of special words and expressions used in connection with it. □  …gastritis, which in medical terminology means an inflammation of the stomach.

ter|mi|nus /tɜː ^r m I nəs/ (termini ) N‑COUNT On a bus or train route, the terminus is the last stop, where the bus or train turns round or starts a journey in the opposite direction.