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top tier

UK/ˈtɒp ˈtɪə/US/ˈtɑp ˈtɪɚ/

top tier adjective: belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.

Adjective

top tier (comparative more top tier, superlative most top tier)

  1. Belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.

Noun

top tier (plural top tiers)

  1. Top level, top rank, top standing.
  2. Elite.

Forms of top tier

Adjective
comparativemore top tier
superlativemost top tier
alternative attributive especiallytoptier
alternative attributive especiallytop tier
alternative attributive especiallytop-tier
Noun
pluraltop tiers

Origin of top tier

From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”).

Questions about top tier

What does top tier mean?
Top tier means belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.
What part of speech is top tier?
Top tier can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce top tier?
Top tier is pronounced /ˈtɒp ˈtɪə/ (UK).

Words near top tier in the dictionary

  1. top surgeries
  2. top surgery
  3. top ten
  4. top tens
  5. top the charts
  6. top tier
  7. top tiers
  8. top to bottom
  9. top to bottoms
  10. top to tail
  11. top to toe

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