An insurance contract in effect for less than one year.
The period of time in which market volatility may subject an investment to market risk of loss. The short term may be considered to be a period of two years or less.
A designation given to maturities of a serial issue typically having maturities of shorter than three years from issuance. However, depending upon the context, a shorter period to maturity may be intended ( e.g., nine or thirteen months). Compare: INTERMEDIATE RANGE; LONG TERM.
Preliminary Term insurance, not to exceed 11 months, which may be attached to a policy to change the anniversary date for the purpose of more conveniently spacing premium payments.
In general, in investment terms, it means up to one year.
usually means a period of time no longer than, say, five years - and often a lot shorter.
A bond that matures in less than five years.
A period of up to five years.
For the purposes of SSI, “short term” refers to the next 1-2 years.
In marine insurance, applied to insurances of less than twelve months.
A period of time less than twelve months.
An investment with a maturity of a year or less. See: Intermediate Term; Long Term; Maturity Date
Bonds or notes sold on an interim basis with tax-exempt securities for a period of from one to five years.