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
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Then a bases-loaded walk by Bauers against Alex Vesia tied the score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Software stocks are also sensitive to rate hikes as their valuations are often tied to cash flows years into the future, and higher interest rates change the way those are valued.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
PNC Financial Services Group recorded higher revenue, but came in short of Wall Street’s estimates, as profit was dented by $36 million in integration costs tied to its acquisition of FirstBank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Multiple US media outlets have reported that the investigation is tied to Omar's US citizenship and whether she lied about her age when she arrived in the US in 1995.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Black Star was tied tightly to a tree, but I brought him inside the snowhouse.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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