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short-termism

noun

Etymology

From short-term + -ism.

  1. derived from *térmn̥✻
  2. derived from terminus — “a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”
  3. derived from terme
  4. inherited from terme
  5. compounded as short-term — “short + term”
  6. suffixed as short-termism — “short-term + ism”

Definitions

  1. Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.

    • Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA