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| tier [ teer ] |
noun (plural tiers) |
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1. row of seats in rising series: a row placed one above and behind another row, e.g. a set of seats in a theater
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2. layer: a layer or level placed one above the other in a series
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 a three-tier cake
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3. level in hierarchy: a hierarchical level in an organization
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transitive verb (past and past participle tiered, present participle tier·ing, 3rd person present singular tiers) |
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arrange things in rising rows: to arrange things in rows rising one above the other
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| [15th century. < French tire "rank, sequence, order" < tirer "draw out, elongate"] |
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