"tier" meaning in English

See tier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪə/ [UK], /ˈtɪər/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tier.wav [UK] Forms: tier [singular], tiers [plural]
enPR: tî [UK], tîr [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tier is one of a number of levels or layers.
    Sense id: simple-tier-en-noun-nPKdtDe5

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪ.ər/ [US], /ˈtaɪ.ə(r)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tier (tie).wav [UK] Forms: tier [singular], tiers [plural]
enPR: tī'ər [US], tī'ə(r) [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tier is somebody whose job is to tie something.
    Sense id: simple-tier-en-noun-99Mc02wo
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