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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesनिश्चित अवधि
Native Script:निश्चित अवधि की सेवा
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nishchit avadhi
"यह एक निश्चित अवधि की सेवा है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lasting for a specified, unchanging period of time; having a pre-determined end date.
"She signed a fixed-term contract for two years with the research institute."
- 1
An arrangement, contract, or appointment that is set to last for a specific, limited duration.
"The role is offered on a fixed-term with possibilities of extension depending on funding."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English words 'fixen' (from Latin 'fixus', fastened or established) and 'term' (from Old French 'terme', from Latin 'terminus', a boundary or limit). Historically used in legal and academic contexts to denote a rigidly bounded period of time, it evolved into modern employment and financial terminology to describe duration-limited agreements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fixed-term" is said worldwide
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à durée déterminée
Transliteration: a dy-ʁe de-teʁ-mi-ne
"Il a signé un contrat à durée déterminée."
befristet
Transliteration: bəˈfʁɪstət
"Sie hat einen befristeten Arbeitsvertrag unterschrieben."
a tempo determinato
Transliteration: a ˈtɛm.po de.ter.miˈna.to
"Lavora con un contratto a tempo determinato."
de duración determinada
Transliteration: de du-ɾa-ˈθjon de-teɾ-mi-ˈna-da
"Tiene un contrato de duración determinada."
a termo
Transliteration: a ˈtɛɾ.mu
"Ele aceitou um contrato a termo."
निश्चित अवधि
Transliteration: nishchit avadhi
Script: निश्चित अवधि की सेवा
"यह एक निश्चित अवधि की सेवा है।"
定期
Transliteration: dìngqī
"这是一份定期合同。"
기간제
Transliteration: giganje
"그는 기간제 근로자로 채용되었습니다."
有期
Transliteration: yūki
"これは有期雇用契約です。"
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