Permanent Basis Time Make Adjective ˈpɜːmənənt ˈpɜːrmənənt Unable

• she was unable to find a permanent job.
• holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff.
• they are now living together on a permanent basis.
• the accident has not done any permanent damage.

permanent

1. lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time
• OPPOSITE temporary
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• She was unable to find a permanent job.
• Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff.
• They are now living together on a permanent basis.
• The accident has not done any permanent damage.
• a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place)
• a permanent resident of the United States
• She doesn't intend to make London her permanent home.
• The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.
• We decided to make the arrangement permanent.

Extra Examples

• He decided to make New York his permanent home.
• He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team.
• He was Vietnam's permanent representative at the UN.
• I'm not planning to move in here on a permanent basis.
• No permanent damage was done.
• The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation.
• The house is in a permanent state of chaos.
• The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum.
• The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building.
• There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.