terms

(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups. Synonyms: footing. Examples: "On good terms with her in-laws." "On a friendly footing."

(noun) the amount of money needed to purchase something. Synonyms: price, damage. Examples: "The price of gasoline." "He got his new car on excellent terms." "How much is the damage?."

(noun) a word or expression used for some particular thing. Synonyms: term. Example: "He learned many medical terms."

(noun) a limited period of time. Synonyms: term. Examples: "A prison term." "He left school before the end of term."

(noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement. Synonyms: condition, term. Examples: "The contract set out the conditions of the lease." "The terms of the treaty were generous."

(noun) any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial. Synonyms: term. Example: "The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree."

(noun) one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition. Synonyms: term. Example: "The major term of a syllogism must occur twice."

(noun) the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent. Synonyms: term, full term. Example: "A healthy baby born at full term."

(noun) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. Synonyms: terminus, terminal figure, term.

(verb) name formally or designate with a term. Synonyms: term.