tier[noun]Synonyms: row, bank, layer, level, line, rank, storey, stratum
Related Words: layer [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tier /tɪə $ tɪr/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: tire 'order, rank'; ⇒ attire]
1. one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other:
The lower tier has 10,000 seats.in tiers Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.two-tiered/three-tiered etc (=having two, three etc levels or layers) a three-tiered wedding cake2. one of several levels in an organization or system
tier of the most senior tier of managementthe first/second etc tier The second tier of the programme is in-house training. a two-tier system of government [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲