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terms
/ ɜː /
plural noun
- usually specified prenominally the actual language or mode of presentation used
he described the project in loose terms
- conditions of an agreement
you work here on our terms
- a sum of money paid for a service or credit; charges
- usually preceded by on mutual relationship or standing
they are on affectionate terms
- in terms ofas expressed by; regarding
in terms of money he was no better off
- come to termsto reach acceptance or agreement
to come to terms with one's failings
Idioms and Phrases
see bring to terms ; come to terms with ; contradiction in terms ; in no uncertain terms ; in terms of ; on good terms ; on speaking terms .Example Sentences
In the UK, Jaguar Land Rover announced it would "pause" all shipments to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms".
These days, the terms are used interchangeably—or, let’s be real, some people just call mayo aioli because they like how it sounds.
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will "pause" all shipments to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms" after tariffs were imposed earlier this week.
I shall use all these terms interchangeably, because they have become synonymous.
“That bodes well for the entire community, if not the entire state, in terms of embracing better, faster processes to rebuild better, faster, stronger than ever before.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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