/ Dictionary / Index L long-term: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: long-term Pronunciation: (lông'tûrm", long'-), [key] — adj. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: long-term (Thesaurus) long sweetening long-term memory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eureka Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language