long-term

[ lawng-turm, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌtɜrm, ˈlɒŋ- /

covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.

maturing over or after a relatively long period of time: a long-term loan; a long-term bond.

(of a capital gain or loss) derived from the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than a specified time, as six months or one year.

Origin of long-term

First recorded in 1905–10

Last year, it let an unemployment extension for the long-term jobless expire during the holidays.

To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block |Monica Potts |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Recovery from a long-term eating disorder is a bit of a statistical anomaly.

You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder |Carrie Arnold |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is a horrific and inconvenient truth, but paying ransoms to free hostages invariably worsens the problem in the long-term.

To Kill the ISIS Monster You Gotta Do More Than Cut Off Its Money |Charlie Winter |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A historic hilltop village in Sicily is selling homes for $1.25 each in exchange for long-term investment and restoration.

For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites |Elinor Betesh |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And with a long-term security agreement with the U.S. signed, this support is assured to continue.

Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley |Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And, my Administration has sought to increase the support of long-term research in the variety of mission agencies.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
For long-term applications, a hole in the ground will hold the Funnel Cooker securely against winds.

The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler |Steven E. Jones
Long-term loans have been granted predominantly, if not exclusively, for fixed investment purposes.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
A long-term project for the investigation of juvenile delinquency in all aspects should be undertaken.

Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents |Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
For these a prize of a long-term scholarship and other smaller prizes were offered.

The Quest of the Silver Fleece |W. E. B. Du Bois

long-term

lasting, staying, or extending over a long time long-term prospects

finance maturing after a long period of time a long-term bond