short-term loss
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short-term
adjective
uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/us/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Here we might suffer ashort-termloss, but would enjoy long-term benefits.
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We are not saying thatshort-termlossof earnings should be covered by the scheme.
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A further increase in the legal landing size would protect more breeding females, but this move will result in ashort-termlossin landings.
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Many of us argued on the basis of long-term political and economic principles rather than on the basis ofshort-termlossor gain.
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However, does he agree that the problem isshort-termlossin income to those businesses and short-term lack of transferability of business?
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Over an extended time, these short-term losses will not be as costly as a quick disinflation.
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Inevitably there will also be short-term losses of welfare and, possibly, health, even if in the long-term the affected residents benefit from moving to a better quality home.
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A gradualist would argue the exact opposite: slow downward adjustment of the inflation rate allows price setters to sustain relative prices closer to profit-maximizing levels, resulting in smaller short-term losses.
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Tapering losses before offsetting them against tapered gains would introduce a distorting incentive to realise short-term losses and then set them against long-term gains.
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It will probably be inadequate to meet short-term losses caused by the strike.
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I hope that they will consider that to try to mitigate the short-term losses.
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We decided to move to new minimum size for lobsters by two stages to minimise the risk of short-term losses for fishermen.
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This deals with taxation problems of short-term losses and possible failures.
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Over any finite period of time, a series of low probability events may occur that impose heavy short-term losses.
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