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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The 29-year-old’s first elite meet since 2013 was on June 27, when she tied for third on beam and performed a floor routine with light tumbling passes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
"But their biggest income is still tied to fossil fuel industries," he notes.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
Qualley and Antonoff tied the knot in August 2023, a little over a year after they got engaged in May 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
Now what tied me to Betsie was the hope of heaven.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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