tier

CEFRB2

/ˈtɪə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One level in a series of rows or ranks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A child's apron.

Examples

  • John is obsessed about getting into a top tier university.

  • That weird song about the beans was definitely a tier 4 meme.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtaɪ.ə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something that ties.

  2. One who ties (knots, etc.).

  3. A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.

More examples

In context

  • Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.

  • At various points during the (too frequent, mostly boring, school play-tier) dialogue.

  • Turians have 27 citizenship tiers, beginning with civilians (client races and children). The initial period of military service is the second tier.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The concert audience sat on different blanks of the balcony.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From tie + -er.