terms

terms · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The conditions or provisions of an agreement, contract, or arrangement.

  2. 2.

    Words or expressions, especially technical ones, used in a particular context.

  3. 3.

    A relationship or standing between people.

  4. 4.

    The way in which something is expressed or understood.

Related words

See also: agreement, condition, term
Synonyms: conditions, expressions, provisions, words

Etymology

Plural of "term," from Latin "terminus" meaning "boundary, limit, end." The word entered English through Old French "terme." The sense of conditions or stipulations developed from the idea of limits or boundaries of an agreement.