a termine

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at end”. Compare French à terme.

Prepositional phrase

a termine

  1. forward
    contratto a termine ― forward contract
    vendita a termine ― forward sale
  2. eventually, over time
    • 2020 October 24, Federico Rampini, “Biden scivola sul petrolio. E Trump spera nel voto operaio [Biden slips up on petroleum. And Trump hopes on the working-class vote]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      Biden: "Io farei la transizione abbandonando l'industria petrolifera. Il petrolio inquina tanto. Va sostituito con l'energia rinnovabile, a termine".
      Biden: "I would do the transition by abbandoning the petroleum industry. Petroleum pollutes a lot. It will be substituted with renewable energy, over time".

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