Terms — synonyms, definition

1. terms (Noun)

bargain compromise concession condition conditions covenant damage figure footing full term* if limitations negotiation prerequisite prerequisites price provision provisions qualifying factors requirement • • •

terms (Noun) — Status with respect to the relations between people or groups. ex. "on good terms with her in-laws"

terms (Noun) — The amount of money needed to purchase something. ex. "he got his new car on excellent terms"

terms (Noun) — A word or expression used for some particular thing. ex. "he learned many medical terms"

terms (Noun) — A limited period of time. ex. "a prison term" ex. "he left school before the end of term"

terms (Noun) — (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement. ex. "the terms of the treaty were generous"

terms (Noun) — One of two or more parts of an academic year during which students attend classes or lectures.

terms (Noun) — Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial. ex. "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"

terms (Noun) — One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition. ex. "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

terms (Noun) — The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent. ex. "a healthy baby born at full term"

terms (Noun) — (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.

constituents cost grammatical constituent* periods periods of time points points in time position quantities statements statues status time period* words academic session* academic term* asking price bid price cash price categoremes categorems closing price factory price highway robbery incumbencies major term* middle term* minor term* predicates prison term* purchase price referents relata school term* • • • midterm agreements gestation period* gestations propositions understandings

2. terms (Verb)

terms (Verb) — Name formally or designate with a term.

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