tied

/ taɪd /

adjective

1. (of a public house, retail shop, etc) obliged to sell only the beer, products, etc, of a particular producer

   a tied house

   tied outlet

2. (of a house or cottage) rented out to the tenant for as long as he or she is employed by the owner

3. (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

The U.S. stock market was trading lower Tuesday amid concern the bull market for U.S. stocks is increasingly tied to the fate of the generative-artificial-intelligence boom.

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He is nearly tied with the the current left-wing president in polling for second round votes.

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The move was broadly in line with the wider market, with futures tied to the S&P 500 dropping 1.1%.

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The pay proposal is tied to ambitious performance goals and is necessary to incentivize Musk to continue his work, Denholm said.

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Four years on, do City find their fortunes tied once again to the fitness and form of a lethal striker with unique attributes and singular talent?

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