payment
defrayal
defrayment | the act of paying money |
requital
payment | an act of requiting, returning in kind |
terminus terminal figure
term | (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 |
short-term memory
STM
immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
long-term memory
LTM | your general store of remembered information |
| term | any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial, the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree |
| degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term |
| term | a word or expression used for some particular thing, he learned many medical terms |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
| stop payment | a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check |
| term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition, the major term of a syllogism must occur twice |
| major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
| middle term | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
| condition term | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement, the contract set out the conditions of the lease, the terms of the treaty were generous |
slang slang expression
slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions, often vituperative or vulgar, their speech was full of slang expressions |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
| transfer payment | a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services |
| payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
| regular payment | a payment made at regular times |
payment rate
rate of payment
repayment rate
installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
| support payment | a payment made by one person for the support of another |
payoff
final payment | the final payment of a debt |
| token payment | a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation |
| term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
down payment
deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase, the balance to be paid later |
credit
deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
draft
bill of exchange
order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
disability check
disability payment | a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work |
medicare check
medicare payment | a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care |
| cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
| half-term | a short vacation about halfway through a school term, he came to visit at half-term |
| term | a limited period of time, a prison term, he left school before the end of term |
prison term
sentence
time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned, he served a prison term of months, his sentence was toyears, he is doing time in the county jail |
school term
academic term
academic session
session | the time during which a school holds classes, they had to shorten the school term |
| term full term | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent, a healthy baby born at full term |
presidency
presidential term
administration | the tenure of a president, things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration |
vice-presidency
vice-presidential term | the tenure of a vice president |
lease
term of a contract | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect |
tenure
term of office
incumbency | the term during which some position is held |
enlistment
hitch
term of enlistment
tour of duty
duty tour
tour | a period of time spent in military service |
| stretch extend | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body, Stretch your legs!, Extend your right arm above your head |
exsert
stretch out put out extend hold out
stretch forth | thrust or extend out, He held out his hand, point a finger, extend a hand, the bee exserted its sting |
| carry to term | carry out a pregnancy, She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective |
| extend stretch d | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance, stretch the soup by adding some more cream, extend the casserole with a little rice |
| carry extend | continue or extend, The civil war carried into the neighboring province, The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces |
prolong
protract
extend draw out | lengthen in time, cause to be or last longer, We prolonged our stay, She extended her visit by another day, The meeting was drawn out until midnight |
| extend f | prolong the time allowed for payment of, extend the loan |
| widen broaden extend | extend in scope or range or area, The law was extended to all citizens, widen the range of applications, broaden your horizon, Extend your backyard |
| extend expand | expand the influence of, The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent |