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tie-ins

tie-ins is the plural of tie-in.

Meaning of tie-in

Noun

tie-in (plural tie-ins)

  1. Something that is related or connected to another thing.
  2. An authorized product based on a media property, such as a film or video game, by way of cross-promotion.
    • So while it might be pretty neat to see yourself as one of The Young Ones, as Dirty Den, Cobra, Rambo, Scooby or any of a hundred others, it's not really enough to cover up for the real problem with tie-in games.1986 December, Max Phillips, “Backlash”, in Your Sinclair
  3. An association or connection between things.
    • There was really important and unavoidable tie-ins between the two movements. Sexism is the thing that prevents women from achieving equal status in the world and indeed it's sexism that creates most of the homophobia — the fear of people not playing their proper sex roles.1978 August 19, Tim Cwiek, Karen DeCrow, “Interview: Former NOW President DeCrow Talks About Gay Issues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 7

Questions about tie-ins

What is tie-ins the plural of?
Tie-ins is the plural of tie-in.

Words near tie-ins in the dictionary

  1. tie-dyed
  2. tie-dyeing
  3. tie-dyes
  4. tie-dying
  5. tie-in
  6. tie-ins
  7. tie-out
  8. tie-outs
  9. tie-up
  10. tie-ups
  11. tieable

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