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lock (1)
lock (2)
lock away
lock forward
lock in
lock-in
lock on
lock-on
lock out
lock stitch
lock up
lockage
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lockbox service
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lock-in

lock-in (plural lock-ins)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.K. drinking session: a session of after-hours drinking inside a bar ( informal )

2. finance agreement fixing rate: a written commitment fixing something at a particular level or rate
got a lock-in on his mortgage rate

3. finance rate fix: a fixing of a rate of payment for a long period, or a fixed rate
a mortgage lock-in

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