What is the meaning of terms?

noun

• A word or expression used for some particular thing.
  • usage: "he learned many medical terms"
  • synonyms: term
• A limited period of time.
  • usage: "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
  • synonyms: term
• Usually plural. ( a statement of what is required as part of an agreement)
  • usage: "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
  • synonyms: condition, term
• Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial.
  • usage: "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
  • synonyms: term
• One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition.
  • usage: "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
  • synonyms: term
• The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent.
  • usage: "a healthy baby born at full term"
  • synonyms: term, full term
• Architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
  • synonyms: terminus, terminal figure, term
• Status with respect to the relations between people or groups.
  • usage: "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"
  • synonyms: footing
• The amount of money needed to purchase something.
  • usage: "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage"
  • synonyms: price, damage

verb

• Name formally or designate with a term.
  • synonyms: term