Tier — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪɹ/.

Examples

lumber of the highest grade
the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers
tier upon tier of huge casks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grade level tier up

Parts of Speech

noun	a relative position or degree of value in a graded group “lumber of the highest grade”
noun	any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
noun	a worker who ties something
noun	something that is used for tying “the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers”
noun	one of two or more layers one atop another “tier upon tier of huge casks”

Word Forms

grade	verb	assign a rank or rating to
tie	verb	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stufe

eine relative Position oder ein Wertgrad in einer abgestuften Gruppe

🇫🇷French

étage

une position relative ou un degré de valeur dans un groupe classé

🇪🇸Spanish

nivel

una posición relativa o grado de valor en un grupo calificado

🇮🇹Italian

livello

una posizione relativa o un grado di valore in un gruppo classificato

🇳🇱Dutch

laag

een relatieve positie of mate van waarde in een beoordeelde groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

nível

uma posição relativa ou grau de valor em um grupo graduado

🇷🇺Russian

уровень

относительное положение или степень ценности в градуированной группе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीयर

किसी श्रेणीबद्ध समूह में सापेक्ष स्थिति या मूल्य की डिग्री

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তর

গ্রেড করা গ্রুপে একটি আপেক্ষিক অবস্থান বা মান ডিগ্রী

🇮🇳Tamil

அடுக்கு

தரப்படுத்தப்பட்ட குழுவில் தொடர்புடைய நிலை அல்லது மதிப்பின் அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రేణి

గ్రేడెడ్ గ్రూప్‌లో సాపేక్ష స్థానం లేదా విలువ స్థాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तर

श्रेणीबद्ध गटातील सापेक्ष स्थिती किंवा मूल्याची पदवी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તર

ક્રમાંકિત જૂથમાં સંબંધિત સ્થિતિ અથવા મૂલ્યની ડિગ્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರೇಣಿ

ಶ್ರೇಣೀಕೃತ ಗುಂಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಪದವಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിര

ഒരു ഗ്രേഡഡ് ഗ്രൂപ്പിലെ ആപേക്ഷിക സ്ഥാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂല്യത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੀਅਰ

ਗ੍ਰੇਡ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਸਾਰੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਦੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

درجے

درجہ بندی والے گروپ میں رشتہ دار پوزیشن یا قدر کی ڈگری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

层

在分级组中的相对位置或价值程度

🇯🇵Japanese

階層

等級分けされたグループ内の相対的な位置または価値の度合い

🇰🇷Korean

층

등급이 매겨진 그룹에서 상대적인 위치나 가치의 정도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bậc

một vị trí tương đối hoặc mức độ giá trị trong một nhóm được phân loại

🇹🇭Thai

ชั้น

ตำแหน่งสัมพัทธ์หรือระดับของมูลค่าในกลุ่มที่มีการจัดเกรด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tingkat

posisi relatif atau tingkat nilai dalam kelompok yang dinilai

🇲🇾Malay

peringkat

kedudukan relatif atau darjah nilai dalam kumpulan yang digredkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطبقة

موضع نسبي أو درجة القيمة في مجموعة متدرجة

🇮🇷Persian

ردیف

موقعیت یا درجه ارزش نسبی در یک گروه درجه بندی شده

🇹🇷Turkish

aşama

derecelendirilmiş bir gruptaki göreceli konum veya değer derecesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִדבָּך

מיקום יחסי או דרגת ערך בקבוצה מדורגת

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