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tier1 definition

tier (tir)

noun

  1. a row, or rank, of seats
  2. any of a series of rows, layers, ranks, etc. arranged one above or behind another

Etymology: < OFr tire, order, rank, dress < Frank *teri (akin to OHG ziari, beauty, OE tir, glory) < IE *dēiro- < base *dei-, to gleam > deity

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to arrange or be arranged in tiers
tier2 definition

tier (tī′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that ties
  2. ☆ a type of pinafore formerly worn by children

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tier Synonyms

tier

n.

row, range, layer; see line 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

tier Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • windbraces: Roof of four and a half bays with arch-braced collar trusses and raking struts, flat purlins and two tiers of cusped windbraces.

Object

  • seating: The theater will seat 250 of which 160 will be on tiered retractable seating.

Adjective modifier

  • upper: Once the upper tier is full, access to lower tier can be made from same entrance.

Modifies a noun

  • workforce: This ends the two tier workforce for future PPP contracts.

Noun used with modifier

  • pricing: Pricing tier for role of the renewal plan we.
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