tied
Britishadjective
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(of a public house, retail shop, etc) obliged to sell only the beer, products, etc, of a particular producer
a tied house
tied outlet
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(of a house or cottage) rented out to the tenant for as long as he or she is employed by the owner
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(of a loan) made by one nation to another on condition that the money is spent on goods or services provided by the lending nation
Example Sentences
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Board members believe the Paramount proposal “significantly undervalued” Warner, in part, because the Paramount deal was heavily tied to Paramount’s stock price which had soared following the leak of the company’s interest in Warner.
From Los Angeles Times
Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.
From MarketWatch
Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.
From MarketWatch
At Parc de Bercy, Abdoulaye N. usually showed up on weekends, wearing a bandanna tied like an inverted headband and bringing fresh fruits for everybody, according to friends who trained with him.
Some of the spending was likely tied to efforts by households to beat tariff-related price increases, raising questions about how sustainable it is.
From MarketWatch
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