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fixed-term

fixed-term adjective: only lasting for a pre-arranged time.

Adjective

fixed-term (comparative more fixed-term, superlative most fixed-term)

  1. Only lasting for a pre-arranged time.
    • Have you got an indefinite or a fixed-term contract of employment?
    • This is fixed-term in the sense that the duration is not unlimited but is limited by the time it takes to complete a task.2003, John G. Duddington, Employment Law, page 184

Forms of fixed-term

comparativemore fixed-term
superlativemost fixed-term
alternative formfixed term

Phrases with fixed-term

Questions about fixed-term

What does fixed-term mean?
Fixed-term means only lasting for a pre-arranged time.
What part of speech is fixed-term?
Fixed-term is an adjective.

Words near fixed-term in the dictionary

  1. fixed-gear bicycle
  2. fixed-gear bicycles
  3. fixed-point
  4. fixed-point number
  5. fixed-point numbers
  6. fixed-term
  7. fixed-term contract
  8. fixed-term contracts
  9. fixed-wing
  10. fixedly
  11. fixedness

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