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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Such tie-ups typically involve taking a business private or spinning off noncore assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
US artificial intelligence chip titan Nvidia unveiled tie-ups with Indian computing firms on Wednesday as tech companies rushed to announce deals and investments at a global AI conference in New Delhi.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
In addition to plans for strategic stockpiles, global metals markets have recently been gripped by a number of attempted tie-ups among some of the world’s biggest mining companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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
