tier meaning
EN
[ˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈtaɪ.ɚ] [ˈtɪə] [ˈtɪɚ] WTier
- TIER may refer to:
- Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, one of two major economic research institutes in Taiwan
- Tier may refer to:
- a layer or ranking or classification-group in any real or imagined hierarchy
- a layer in a multitiered software architecture
- tier (emission standard), one of a set of standards in the United States for vehicle emissions
- data center tiers, availability levels (called tiers) of data centers in a thorough, quantifiable manner
- A level in a sports league system
- A group of cable networks offered bundled together to potential subscribers, rather than separately
- NounPLtiersSUF-er
- One who ties (knots, etc).
- Something that ties.
- A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.
- One who ties (knots, etc).
- VerbSGtiersPRtieringPT, PPtiered
- (transitive) To arrange in layers.
- (transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
- (transitive) To arrange in layers.
Definition of tier in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "tier" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and an agent noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.