tiered

[ teerd ]

adjective

1. being or arranged in tiers tier or layers (usually used in combination):

   a two-tiered box of chocolates.

Other Words From

• multi·tiered adjective
• un·tiered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiered¹

First recorded in 1800–10; tier ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Many standard joint accounts just give every user entire access to other users’ finances, versus tiered ways to spend.

From TechCrunch

The state had laid out this tiered system of vaccines, which was what we were planning on.

From Washington Post

Towns use a variety of formulas and tiered calculations to determine the size of an individual officer’s benefit.

From ProPublica

She is worried that unless people who are vaccinated continue to wear masks, the United States could become a two-tiered society in which people who are inoculated say, “I can do what I want.”

From Washington Post

She said her 5-year-old son, who is autistic, was excited when schools reopened three weeks ago to prekindergarten and special-ed cluster students, under the district’s tiered plan.

From Washington Post

“All training is tiered to the level of risk each person may encounter,” said USAMRIID spokeswoman Caree Vander Linden.

From The Daily Beast

A table on the three-tiered deck of Louie's Backyard is an enchanting place to dine, especially in the evening.

From The Daily Beast

A tiered licensing system could apply to different types of weapons.

From The Daily Beast

I do not believe such a two-tiered system will come to pass.

From The Daily Beast

But then he vowed to hold the line against a tiered system of justice in America.

From The Daily Beast

She rose and, lighting the wick at the wavering crown of tiered tapers, placed it so that it dominated all the rest.

From Project Gutenberg

To the right was a dense evergreen forest; small tiered mountains to the left.

From Project Gutenberg

The tiered roofs of the royal Messighit rise above the atap dwellings of the rustic Court, still professing a slack Mohammedanism.

From Project Gutenberg

If they are used, each side of the wall is increased by two tiles, making each side a double tiered row of 18 tiles side by side.

From Project Gutenberg

A little girl who boasted curls, yellow curls in tiered rows about her head.

From Project Gutenberg