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Princeton's WordNet

  1. footing, termsnoun

    status with respect to the relations between people or groups

    "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

  2. price, terms, damagenoun

    the amount of money needed to purchase something

    "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"

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  1. terms

    Terms are individual components of an equation, expression or series, separated by mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. In linguistics or other fields, a term is a word or phrase used to describe a specific concept or idea. In legal context, it can refer to a condition or stipulation in a contract or agreement.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. terms

    Pieces of carved work on each side of the taffrail upon the side stern-timber, and extending down as low as the foot-rail of the balcony.

Editors Contribution

  1. termsnoun

    Plural noun of the word term.

    The terms of the agreement were reviewed by the project solicitors and legal teams before signing.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 25, 2016  


  2. termsnoun

    Your sense of 'making', since you were aware of your self production in time and space on any place. 1.) A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, esp. in a particular kind of language or branch of study. 2.) A fixed or limited period for which something in office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last.

    We all hold terms to our existing in judgement.

    Etymology: Power


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 23, 2024  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'terms' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #565

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'terms' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1000

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terms in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terms in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of terms in a Sentence

  1. Richard Lightbound:

    A lot of the technology is already available. It's just a question of packaging it together at the right cost for the farmers, if you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage.

  2. Eric Winograd:

    Inflation is going to rise in year-over-year terms over the summer, but the rise remains moderate rather than sharp.

  3. Bill Bunting:

    Looking back on 2011, it was the sheer magnitude of the number of events, the fact that so many hit populated areas and, of course, the incredibly high toll in terms of deaths, injuries and dollar damage.

  4. Paul Mallory:

    Based on our payroll here we’ve been able to figure out the impact and make changes in both spending and pricing, in terms of people coming in, they haven’t been deterred by any pricing. A pint of beer went up 25 cents, but when people see that, they get it… That’s the way it is. Society has spoken.

  5. President Trump:

    I don't believe there has been any administration in the history of this country that has done more in two years -- and we're not even up to two years yet -- than our administration, nobody has done what this administration has done in terms of getting things passed and getting things through.

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