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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However, Musk is a trillionaire only on paper, as it is almost entirely tied to the value of his stockholdings in Tesla and Now SpaceX.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Friday’s ruling dealt specifically with whether Lively could recover attorneys’ fees and damages tied to that dismissed suit under California Civil Code Section 47.1.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Local human-rights groups have tied excessive microfinance debt to suicides, migration, child labor and decreased food consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“The day-to-day price moves in the oil market are, of course, directly tied to that day’s headlines,” said Pavel Molchanov, investment strategy analyst at Raymond James.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Douglas was shirtless, with a long scarf tied around his head and a hoop earring dangling from his earlobe—his costume for The Thief of Bagdad, the movie Anna May had a part in.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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