Definition of 'tier'
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tier in British English 2
noun
a person or thing that
ties
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tier in American English 1
noun
1.
a row, or rank, of seats
2.
any of a
series of rows, layers, ranks, etc. arranged one above or behind another
verb transitive, verb intransitive
3.
to arrange or be arranged in tiers
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Word origin
< OFr tire, order, rank, dress < Frank *teri (akin to OHG ziari, beauty, OE tir, glory) < IE *dēiro- < base *dei-, to gleam >
deityWord Frequency
tier in American English 2
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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tier in American English 1
(tɪər)
noun
1.
2.
one of a number of
galleries, as in a theater
3.
a layer; level;
stratum
The wedding cake had six tiers
All three tiers of the firm's management now report to one director
transitive verb
5.
to arrange in tiers
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Word origin
[1560–70; earlier also tire, tyre, teare ‹ MF, OF tire, tiere order, row, rank ‹ Gmc; cf. OE, OS tīr, OHG zēri glory, adornment]Word Frequency
tier in American English 2
(ˈtaiər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that ties
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Word origin
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A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it.
...the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it.
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