short-term gain
noun[CorU]
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profitmade fromsellingsomething ashorttimeafterbuyingit, usually within ayear:
Paulbuysshareswith theaimofrealisingshort-termgains.
animprovementoradvantagethatlastsfor only ashortperiodoftimeinto thefuture:
Playing off onepersonagainst another orunderminingcolleaguesmaybringshort-termgain, but in thelongruneveryoneturnsagainst thesepeople.
Theshort-termgainsofoutsourcingmust beweighedintermsof thetotalrequirements.