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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCK-IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCK-IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lock-In is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOCK-IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lock-in in the English dictionary

The definition of lock-in in the dictionary is an illegal session of selling alcohol in a bar after the time when it should, by law, be closed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCK-IN

lock
lock forward
lock gate
lock horns
lock keeper
lock on to
lock out
lock stitch
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
lock up
lock-up
lock, stock, and barrel
lockable
lockage
lockbox
lockdown
Locke
locked
locked in
locked-in syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCK-IN

all-in
break-in
built-in
check-in
drive-in
fill-in
in-and-in
live-in
lived-in
look-in
love-in
plug-in
run-in
stand-in
step-in
trade-in
tuck-in
walk-in
weigh-in
work-in

Synonyms and antonyms of lock-in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lock-in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCK-IN

Find out the translation of lock-in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lock-in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lock-in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锁定在
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lock-in
570 millions of speakers

English

lock-in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताला में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قفل في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заблокировать - в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lock-in
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lock-in
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengunci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lock-in-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロックイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠금 기능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kunci ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lock-in
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூட்ட-ல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉक इन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

içeri kilitlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lock- in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lock-in
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заблокувати -в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blocare - in
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lock -in
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitsluiting in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lock -in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lock-in
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lock-in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK-IN»

The term «lock-in» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK-IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lock-in

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCK-IN»

Discover the use of lock-in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lock-in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lock-In
A black mass lunged at Macy, and her body hit the tiles with a smack. I ran without looking back. A long howl followed me down the hallway.
Jonathan Mary-Todd, 2011
2
Lock-in Thermography: Basics and Use for Evaluating ...
This book deals with lock-in thermography (LIT) as a special active dynamic variant of the well-known IR thermography.
Otwin Breitenstein, Wilhelm Warta, Martin Langenkamp, 2010
3
Lock-In
In honor of the eighth-graders' graduation, Willie's church is holding a Lock-In, including an exciting contest that might also introduce some of the participants to Jesus.
Paul Buchanan, Rod Randall, 2001
4
Factors that Influence the Lock-in of Flow Instabilities ...
This study shows a strong consistency between the analytical models and experimental results.
Kristin Lai-Fook Cody, 2008
5
The Power of Strategic Thinking: Lock In Markets, Lock Out ...
As the CEOs of leading companies explain in this singular book of proved corporate strategy-making, Michel Robert's Strategic Thinking turned their companies around.
Michel Robert, 1999
6
Management Information Systems
Organizations can achieve competitive advantage if they are powerful enough to lock in suppliers to their mode of operation or buyers to their product. Possessing bargaining power—the leverage to influence buyers and suppliers—is the key ...
Effy Oz, 2008
7
The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated):
Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem is one of the greatest satires ever wrote. The essay is as hilarious today as it was hundreds of years ago...if you can understand it!
Alexander Pope, 2013
8
Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication: A Practical ...
Some AC techniques, such as lock-in amplification, can help separate the signal from the noise. To illustrate the principle, we will digress briefly to describe the example of the lock-in amp, even though it is not commonly used in datacom ...
Casimer DeCusatis, 2011
9
Your Successful Career as a Mortgage Broker
Because Alethes LLC reserves the right to change the prices it offers more than once each day, it is important that an Alethes LLC representative is contacted immediately once a decision to lock-in is made by the applicant(sl. Furthermore, the ...
David Reed, 2007
10
Detection and Signal Processing: Technical Realization
In conclusion, the lock-in amplifier is a complete signal processing system with high overall signal-to-noise gain, which may be as high as 1010, and should be considered for any measurement of slow changing low power signal levels.
W. J. Witteman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCK-IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lock-in is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teen lock-in at Mt. Pleasant library - The Morning Sun
Veterans Memorial Library will be holding “Masquerade Madness,” a nationwide event where teens spend the night in the library, at 8 p.m. July ... «The Morning Sun, Jul 15»
2
SME IPO scam: PwC calls for 3-yr lock-in for promoters equity - The …
The agency has called for imposing a similar lock-in even for preferential allotments, as prescribed under the capital and disclosure ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Church lock-in helps keep teens from getting locked up
Light of the World Christian Church hosted its fourth overnight lock-in. It started around 7:00 pm Friday and lasted until 8:00am. And it's not just ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
4
The Bell tolls for landlady after boxing match lock-in fight
A troubled Sydenham pub whose lock-in to watch a boxing match descended into violence has seen its landlady removed from her post. «News Shopper, Jul 15»
5
Polish VAT Measures Could Lock-In Fiscal Gains: IMF
The International Monetary Fund has welcomed Poland's fiscal plans, but has said that further tax reforms are needed in the medium term. «Tax-news.com, Jul 15»
6
St. James AME Church to host youth lock-in
St. James AME Church at 124 E. Walnut St. will host a youth lock-in Thursday. Parents can drop off their children at 6:30 p.m. All doors will be ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
7
Sydenham pub's boxing match lock-in 'became 20-man brawl'
And the Met have also raised incidents dating back two years before the ill-fated illicit lock-in, including a fight between 30 people and a woman ... «News Shopper, Jul 15»
8
Cloud Computing Means Vendor Lock-In, but It's Not All Bad
"From hardware to just about the application layer, I would submit the cloud introduces a level of vendor lock-in we've never seen before," said ... «eWeek, Jul 15»
9
Howard's rose-coloured trade glasses ignore copyright lock-in
Last week, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and US trade ambassador Robert Zoellick had a reunion tour to mark the 10th ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
10
Lock-in for teens planned at the St. Charles Parish Library
A group of teens pose at the St. Charles Parish Library's Teen Lock-In last year. Over 50 teenagers attended the all-night Superheroes ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»

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