"lock-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lock-ins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from lock in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|lock in}} Deverbal from lock in Head templates: {{en-noun}} lock-in (plural lock-ins)
  1. (US) A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning. Tags: US Synonyms: wakeover
    Sense id: en-lock-in-en-noun-tYaAh0zi Categories (other): American English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 30 22 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14
  2. (UK, Ireland) An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a British pub, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time. Tags: Ireland, UK
    Sense id: en-lock-in-en-noun-gYJj9cbC Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 30 22 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 40 22 14 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 33 23 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 35 21 17
  3. (law) A situation in which members of an industry have agreed to adopt a certain standard and have retooled their production to meet this standard, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard. Categories (topical): Law Translations (a situation in which members of an industry): inlåsning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lock-in-en-noun-F75EsnfN Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 30 22 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'a situation in which members of an industry': 11 11 64 14
  4. (finance) The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-lock-in-en-noun-pxK8lGMQ Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 30 22 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lockaway, lockout

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