Fixed-term means lasting only for an agreed period. A fixed-term contract, fixed-term until March.
It ends on its own without anybody dismissing anybody, which is the attraction for employers. A fixed-term contract renewed repeatedly can gain the same rights as a permanent one.
1adjectivefixed-termLasting only for an agreed period.
“The post was fixed-term for the length of the funding.”
fixed-term is a quality.
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