tier

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: tî, IPA ^(key): /ˈtɪə/
• (US) enPR: tîr, IPA ^(key): /ˈtɪər/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

Singular tier

Plural tiers

1. (countable) A tier is one of a number of levels or layers.

   She's from a top tier school.

   The rock looked like tiers in a wedding cake.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: tī'ə(r), IPA ^(key): /ˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

• (US) enPR: tī'ər, IPA ^(key): /ˈtaɪ.ər/

Noun

Singular tier

Plural tiers

1. (countable) A tier is somebody whose job is to tie something.

Related words

• tie