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tie-in Definition

tie·-in (in′)

adjective

designating or of a sale in which two or more articles, one of which is usually scarce or in demand, are offered in combination, often at a reduced price, and cannot be bought separately

noun

  1. a tie-in sale or advertisement
  2. an article sold in this way
  3. a connection or relationship

tie in Synonyms

tie in

v.

go with, be in relationship to, be appropriate for; see join 1, relate to.

tie-in Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • merchandize: Or complementary businesses merchandizing tie-ins to in this case quot how the.
  • have: They also have a tie-in with The Big Issue, with talented, unsigned artists being compiled for a cover CD.

Preposition: with

  • film: It was released in 1968 as a tie-in with the film of the same name.

Adjective modifier

  • extended: Moreover, the rate is competitive and there is no extended tie-in after the tracker period.
  • retail: Of a million retail tie-ins with either would vastly if you get.
  • good: It isn't even a very good movie tie-in.
  • other: The associated merchandising created a whole industry of models, toys, games and other tie-ins.
  • promotional: They tried promotional tie-ins with the media and credit card firms, and built up to ad campaigns and direct mail.

Modifies a noun

  • merchandise: But sadly the market for tie-in merchandise bottomed out, and there have been no goodies available for many years now.
  • edition: There may even be a film tie-in edition - whatever.
  • novel: The series also boasted a tie-in novel written by Davies.
  • period: There are no extended tie-in periods - just the deal the customer signs up for.
  • book: The Lost Chronicles is the first official tie-in book to the worldwide hit TV series Lost.
  • game: We have no expectations of tie-in games any more.

Noun used with modifier

  • movie: The movie tie-in also means that Jedi Knight has some of the best sound effects ever.
  • TV: Whenever I read a TV tie-in novel the last thing I really want to get is an episode in book form.
  • television: Which just goes to prove that there is no weirder nor more unpredictable musical world than that of the television tie-in record.
  • film: Watch out for our second film tie-in activity, which will coincide with the movie's release!
  • game: With the release of Batman Begins just around the corner, the gaming giant is almost ready to release game tie-in.
  • book: Meanwhile publishers continued to churn out TV, movie and comic book tie-ins in a time when such games were anything but formulaic.

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