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101long-term loan — ➔ loan1 * * * long term loan UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► a loan that is to be paid back over a period of time between three and ten years, and sometimes for as long as twenty years: »The program makes long term loans available for purchasing land,… …
102Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France — At age 69, Jacques Chirac faced his fourth campaign for the French Presidency in 2002. He was the first choice of fewer than one voter in five in the first round of voting of the presidential elections of April 2002. It had been expected that he… …
103indefinite term — A prison sentence for a specifically designated length of time up to a certain prescribed maximum, such as one to ten years or twenty five years to life. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. indefinite term …
104Medium term note — A medium term note (MTN) is a debt note that usually matures (is paid back) in 5–10 years, but the term may be less than one year or as long as 50 years. They can be issued on a fixed or floating coupon basis. Floating rate medium term notes can… …
105Annual Renewable Term (ART) Insurance — A form of term life insurance that offers a guarantee of future insurability for a set period of years, although premiums are paid every year on the basis of a one year contract. As such, the premiums will rise over time as the insured person… …
106Long Term — Holding an asset for an extended period of time. Depending on the type of security, a long term asset can be held for as little as one year or for as long as 30 years or more. The media frequently advises people to invest for the long term , but… …
107medium-term security — ➔ security * * * medium term security UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a bond, etc. that will be paid back after about five or ten years: »a medium term security of 2 to 10 years »In addition to the US Treasury, federal agencies also issue… …
108Long-term potentiation — (LTP) is a persistent increase in synaptic strength following high frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse. Studies of LTP are often carried out in slices of the hippocampus, an important organ for learning and memory. In such studies,… …
109Contractual term — Contract law Part o …
110Long-term memory — (LTM) is memory that can last as little as a few days or as long as decades. It differs structurally and functionally from working memory or short term memory, which ostensibly stores items for only around 20 seconds. Biologically, short term… …
