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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
short-termism
noun
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▪ According to this view, short-termism is a feature of investments in firm-specific assets that have a low resale value outside the firm.
▪ It may be some comfort to know that short-termism is not exactly a new concern.
▪ Part of the reason for that, he contends, is our acute short-termism which could prove terminal.
▪ The issue of short-termism is considered in more detail in Chapter 4.
▪ Whether the charge of investor short-termism is valid turns essentially on whether the stock market is efficient in pricing shares.
▪ Why should short-termism be a feature of investment which the Government can influence?
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short-termism

n. The concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long term security.

Usage examples of "short-termism".

There is a short-termism here, particularly in official circles, that is often simply arresting.