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- interim in‧ter‧im [ˈɪntərɪm] adjective [only before a noun]1. intended to be used or accepted for a short time only, until something final can be made:
• an interim payment of £15,000
• an interim pay offer
• Shareholders will receive an interim dividend of £5.03p per share
2. ACCOUNTING prepared after only part of a full financial year has been completed, often after half a year:• Interim figures announced yesterday show a 16% leap in pre-tax profits to £95 million.
• the publishing company'sinterim results
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Ⅰ.interim UK US /ˈɪntərɪm/ adjective [before noun]► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE used to describe something that relates to only part of a company's business year, rather than the whole year: »Directors were forecasting an interim loss of over $3 million.
»interim results/figures/profits
► intended to be used or employed for a short time only: »In a press release, the company announced that some employees would be retained on an interim basis.
»an interim CEO/chairman/director
»an interim agreement/measure
Ⅱ.interim UK US /ˈɪntərɪm/ noun► [C] HR, WORKPLACE a person who is employed to work for a company or organization for a short period of time: »Organizations are becoming more creative in their use of interims, but confusion still surrounds their role and how they differ from consultants.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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intérim — [ ɛ̃terim ] n. m. • 1412; lat. interim « pendant ce temps » 1 ♦ Intervalle de temps pendant lequel une fonction vacante est exercée par une autre personne que le titulaire. L intérim dura un mois. Fonction exercée par intérim. Le lieutenant «… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Interim — Intérim Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
interim — in·ter·im 1 / in tə rəm/ n: an intervening time see also ad interim interim 2 adj: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim an interim disposition Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
interim — INTERIM. subst. m. Mot purement Latin, qu on employe quelquefois, pour dire, L entretemps. L Empereur Charles Quint pour pacifier les troubles de la Religion en Allemagne accorda un interim. les Princes qui joüissent de l interim. il devoit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Interim — (lat. „inzwischen, unterdessen“) bezeichnet u. a. allgemein eine vorübergehende Regelung für eine Übergangszeit (etwa als Interimslösung oder Übergangsregierung) ein Fachbegriff aus der Waffenkunde, siehe Ad interim (Waffe) oder auch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Interim — Sn Übergangslösung per. Wortschatz fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnung und Substantivierung des Adverbs l. interim unterdessen, zwischenzeitlich (zu l. inter). Häufiger sind Komposita (Interims Regierung usw.). Adjektiv: interimistisch.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
INTERIM — nomen formulae Religionis, Protestantibus, post Obitum Lutheri, victis, a Cardo V. Germaniae obtrusae, cui quoscumque subscribere volebat, donec Conc. Generali religionis controversiae deciderentur A. C. 1548. Huius sententiam refutârunt scripris … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
interim — / interim/ s.m. [dal lat. intĕrim, avv., frattanto, nel frattempo , der. di inter tra ]. 1. [incarico assunto provvisoriamente, in attesa dell insediamento del nuovo titolare: assumere l i. dell Interno ] ▶◀ interinato. ▲ Locuz. prep.: ad interim … Enciclopedia Italiana
interim — ínterim adv. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ÍNTERIM s.n. (Rar) Interimat. [< fr. intérim]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
ínterim — s. m. 1. Tempo durante o qual está interrompida a execução ou o funcionamento de alguma coisa, ou ela não é regida por aquele a quem incumbe. • adv. 2. Durante o tempo de espera ou de interrupção; no intervalo. = ENTREMENTES, ENTRETANTO 3. neste… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa