terms
[plural noun]
- conditions, particulars, provisions, provisos, qualifications, specifications, stipulations
- relationship, footing, relations, standing, status

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terms noun

1. B2the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract
   • ● peace terms
   • ● They failed to agree on the terms of a settlement.
   • ● These are the terms and conditions of your employment.
   • under the terms of something
     ● Under the terms of the agreement, their funding of the project will continue until 2025.
   • terms for something
     ● We are negotiating terms for the development of the site.
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2. C1conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for something; a price or cost
   • ● to buy something on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period)
   • ● My terms are £20 a lesson.
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3. C1a way of expressing yourself or of saying something
   • ● We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very angry).
   • ● I'll try to explain in simple terms.
   • ● The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms.
   • ● She spoke of you in glowing terms (= expressing her admiration of you).
   Synonyms languagelanguage

   • vocabulary
   • terms
   • wording
   • terminology

   These are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing.

   • language a particular style of speaking or writing:
     • ● Give your instructions in everyday language.
     • ● the language of the legal profession
   • vocabulary all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:
     • ● to have a wide/limited vocabulary
     • ● The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.
   • terms a way of expressing yourself or of saying something:
     • ● I’ll try to explain in simple terms.
   • wording [usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen:
     • ● It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
   • terminology (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject:
     • ● medical terminology
     • ● Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies.
     Literary/poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style.

   Patterns

   • formal/informal/everyday language/vocabulary/terms
   • business/scientific/technical/specialized language/vocabulary/terminology
   • A word enters the language/the vocabulary.

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