tie-up
noun
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
tie-ups
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pluralof tie-up.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The tie-ups were unveiled after CEO Jensen Huang spent the weekend eating barbecue in Seoul with the country's tech leaders and appearing on a popular TV show.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Companies are plowing ahead with corporate tie-ups and investments despite a war and slumping stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Revenue from big corporate tie-ups and facilitating stock and bond trades powered the nation’s biggest banks to a record year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Ferguson continued to chase brand endorsements and other moneymaking deals, including tie-ups with the US retail giant Target and the cruise line Cunard.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
That afternoon, when Mr. Zuckerman went to milk the cows and clean out the tie-ups, he was still thinking about what a wondrous pig he owned.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
