Tie-up

Quick meaning: Tie-up is a noun meaning A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.

Meaning

A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity.

More Meanings

1. (finance) The act of tying up (or immobilizing) a capital.
2. (weaving) The connection of a loom's treadles to its shafts, used in combination with the threading and treadling to create a pattern.

Example Sentences

Goods values increase as businesses limit their stocks in order to reduce capital tie-up.

Fancy tie-ups and treadlings can be designed that weave the ordinary symmetrical point twill like an 8-pointed star or some other motif.

The tie-up hit at the height of the wheat harvest and trade spokesmen said any delays in moving the grain to storage could be disastrous.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for tie-up

Depending on context, synonyms include association, stand, affiliation, tie, standstill.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stand, standstill, affiliation, association, tie, dwell.

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