- interim
- 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.