Englishterm
noun
1 a dictionary of current scientific and technical terms:
word, expression, phrase, turn of phrase, idiom, locution;
name, title, denomination, designation, label;
formal appellation.
2 (terms) a protest in the strongest possible terms:
language, mode of expression, manner of speaking, phraseology, terminology;
words, phrases, expressions.
3 (terms) a legal document which sets out the terms of the contract:
conditions, stipulations, specifications, provisions, provisos;
restrictions, qualifications;
particulars, details, points, clauses, articles.
4 (terms) a policy offering the same cover and benefits on more favorable terms:
rates, prices, charges, costs, fees;
tariff.
5 the President is elected for a single four-year term:
period, period of time, time, length of time, spell, stint, duration;
interval, stretch, run, phase;
term of office, period of office, incumbency, administration.
□ come to terms
1 Charles V and Charles of Navarre came to terms:
reach (an) agreement/understanding, come to an agreement/understanding, make a deal, reach a compromise, meet each other halfway, establish a middle ground, be reconciled.
2 Philippa eventually came to terms with her situation:
□ in terms of□ on — termsaccept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to;
learn to live with, become resigned to, make the best of;
face up to.