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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Teetering at 62-4 and 133-6, Australia refused to be tied down.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 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
Its taut nylon cord was tied to a buoy, establishing what divers call a shot line, which they use to guide their descent into and ascent from the depths.
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
I wrapped those pieces of apple to the top of the triggers as tightly as I could, and tied the ends of the strings in hard knots.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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