Tier - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tɪr|  American pronunciation of the word tier
Brit.  |tɪə|  British pronunciation of the word tier

noun

- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (syn: grade, level)
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- a worker who ties something
- something that is used for tying
the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers
- one of two or more layers one atop another
tier upon tier of huge casks
a three-tier wedding cake

Extra examples

The seating is arranged in tiers.

The lower tier has 10,000 seats.

Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.

The second tier of the programme is in-house training.

Word forms

noun
singular: tier
plural: tiers
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