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

Finally healthy after a high-ankle sprain suffered in Week 2, Herbert tied his career high with six scrambles against the Titans, according to Zebra Technologies, which partners with NFL Next Gen Stats.

From Los Angeles Times

The compact called for 5% annual budget increases tied to boosting California student enrollment, improving student success, closing achievement gaps, enhancing affordability and supporting career training.

From Los Angeles Times

The score was tied 3-3 after the first quarter, but the Cavaliers’ suffocating defense began to take hold in the second quarter as Cleveland scored three times to take a 6-2 lead into halftime.

From Los Angeles Times

He turned its blue ticks - which previously denoted that a high-profile account was bona fide - into a subscription model, and tied advertising payments to "verified" users to the number of interactions they receive.

From BBC

“In this approach the currently fixed geometry of quantum theory, tied to the Born rule for quantum probabilities, becomes dynamical, in analogy with dynamical spacetime metric of general relativity,” Minic said.

From Salon

Related Words

• deadlocked