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- adjective
superlative form ofshort-term : mostshort-term .
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Examples
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That is because the shortest-term futures contract is more sensitive to the spot price of a barrel of oil than longer-term futures.
Brent Out of Shape: How Oil Could Burn Investors Ben Levisohn 2011
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European firms, particularly banks exposed to Greek debt, are stuck with only the shortest-term loans unless they are willing to pay high premiums.
Europe's Banks Caught in a Dollar Squeeze Anusha Shrivastava 2011
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The recent volatility in bank stocks and the trouble some European banks have faced getting all but the shortest-term financing in the private markets underline the skittishness.
A TARP for Europe? 2011
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The Fed has brought the shortest-term interest rate to its lower bound through direct manipulation.
Matthew Yglesias » McConnell: Spending Can’t Work Except When It Can 2009
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That is only 0.5 percentage points below the year-to-date return Bank of America Merrill Lynch has earned for its U.S. Treasury Master Index, which replicates the performance of Treasury debt, excluding the shortest-term securities.
Emerging Trend: Seeking Havens Beyond Treasurys Cynthia Lin 2011
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It boils down to purchasing an equal amount of bonds over a range of maturities, from shortest-term to longest.
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Instead, choose the shortest-term car loan available.
Year-End Car Buying Traps To Avoid Hannah Elliott 2010
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Instead, choose the shortest-term car loan available.
Year-End Car Buying Traps To Avoid Hannah Elliott 2010
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To be sure, investors can avoid fund fees and minimize interest-rate risk by purchasing an equal amount of bonds over a range of maturities, from shortest-term to longest.
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Purchasing multiple CDs allows you to earn a composite interest rate that will exceed the rate of the shortest-term CDs in your ladder.
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