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Plural of tier

regular plural

The plural of tier is tiers.

Forms of tier

Singulartier /ˈtaɪ.ə/
Pluraltiers
Countablecountable

Tiers in a sentence

  • Turians have 27 citizenship tiers, beginning with civilians (client races and children).2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Turians: Government Codex entry
  • This party headed towards the tiers and lakes, scouring the country while veering towards Bothwell.2017, Nick Brodie, The Vandemonian War, Hardie Grant Books, page 114
  • Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.From the entry amphitheatre
  • The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 394. From the entry militant
  • Three tiers of balconies fronted with roped columns supporting arched openings looked down on the marble hall.2001, Terry Goodkind, The Pillars of Creation, page 148. From the entry front

Meaning of tier

  1. noun One who ties (knots, etc.).
  2. noun Something that ties.
  3. noun A child's apron.

Full definition of tier

Questions about the plural of tier

What is the plural of tier?
The plural of tier is tiers.
Is tier countable?
Tier is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tier (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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