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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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British National Corpus

  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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Numerology

  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. Robert Streiffer:

    We’re in an area where information is easily twisted and distorted both on purpose and accidentally — some of it is quite complicated, the standard should be pretty narrow in terms of what kind of things are required for a candidate to disclose.

  2. Maersk Oil:

    In terms of what happens to the fields, that will be covered by our proposals in the plan that we submit to the UK Oil & Gas Authority, permission to cease production would then lead to a decommissioning programme for the Janice FPU (floating production unit) and this would be submitted to the regulatory authorities.

  3. The CEO:

    The White Paper last week was incrementally positive in terms of context but it still leaves loads of unknowns.

  4. J. G. Ballard:

    The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom. In terms of pollution, noise and human life, the price of that freedom may be high, but perhaps the car, by the very muddle and confusion it causes, may be holding back the remorseless spread of the regimented, electronic society.

  5. Daniel Hahn:

    When people say' defund the police' because we have racism in our past, first of all, we have to acknowledge that's absolutely true, but the way to get beyond it is to talk about it and do something about it... With equipment and training and to deal with what historically has been in our country in terms of things that lead to biases and racism, I think we can get to a much better place.

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