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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Tied up in court, the ban hadn’t yet gone into effect.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Allies Are Worried They Are Tied to an Erratic U.S.'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Tied for second on the list were Detroit, Mich., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026
Tied at half-time, the Rockets out-scored the Pistons 34-20 in the third quarter to seize control, never trailing in the fourth.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Tied to a metal pipe in the bayou, surrounded by marsh grasses and lanky palm trees, the boat was the Farmers’ new home.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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