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Meaning of "two-tier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO-TIER

two-tier play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO-TIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Two-Tier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TWO-TIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of two-tier in the English dictionary

The definition of two-tier in the dictionary is involving or comprising two levels of structure, policy, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO-TIER

two-speed
two-spot
two-star
two-star petrol
two-step
two-storey
two-stroke
two-tailed
two-tailed pasha
two-thirds
two-tier financing
two-time
two-timer
two-tone
two-tooth
two-up
two-way
two-way mirror
two-way street
two-wheeler

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO-TIER

bustier
Carpentier
Cartier
Charpentier
chocolatier
courtier
frontier
Gaultier
Gautier
loftier
Parmentier
partier
Pelletier
prettier
quartier
Sabatier
second-tier
tastier
tier
Whittier

Synonyms and antonyms of two-tier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «two-tier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO-TIER

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

Translator English - Chinese

两层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de dos niveles
570 millions of speakers

English

two-tier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो स्तरीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من مستويين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двухуровневая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

two-tier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই স্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à deux vitesses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua peringkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwei-Klassen-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2層の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 계층
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loro-level
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai tầng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு அடுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन-स्तरीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki katmanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a due livelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dualistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дворівнева
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe două niveluri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύο ταχυτήτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twee-vlak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dualistiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to-lags
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of two-tier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-TIER»

The term «two-tier» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-TIER» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO-TIER»

Discover the use of two-tier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to two-tier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An International Comparison of Corporate Governance Models: ...
A Study on the Formal Independence and Convergence of One-tier and Two-tier Corporate Boards of Directors in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands Gregory Francesco Maassen. the quality of financial ...
Gregory Francesco Maassen, 1999
2
Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance
versus 'two-tier board' contest, but at the end of the day it is perhaps best to accept that the so-called 'fit-all board structure' does not – and probably never will – exist.77 The frequent overstatement of the differences between the contemporary ...
Jean Jacques du Plessis, Anil Hargovan, Mirko Bagaric, 2010
3
Two-tier pricing in China's foreign exchange market
Analysis indicates that the foreign exchange system reduces China's exposure to international trade because of its capacity to distort the economy. This is the NCDS China Working Paper No 90/4.
Will Martin, Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies, 1990
4
Corporate Governance and Accountability
Boards fall into two general models, a unitary board or a two-tier board. Unitary boards tend to be the most common form, especially in countries which have been influenced by the Anglo-Saxon style of corporate governance. Unitary boards ...
Jill Solomon, 2007
5
International Corporate Governance: A Case Study Approach
and the triple bottom line. If these principles of good corporate governance are applied, the single-tier model can in fact achieve the advantages associated with the two-tier model. In particular, the appointment of non-executive directors can ...
Chris A. Mallin, 2006
6
The Two-Tier Board Structure: An Apt Model for New Zealand?
Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries demand a two-tier structure once a stock company has reached a certain size.7 New Zealand has not faced similar scandals to Enron. Therefore, some might think that there is no necessity to ...
Lars Haverkamp, 2009
7
Governing Canada's City-regions: Adapting Form to Function
Indeed, whether a system is one-tier or two-tier is one of the two main structural variables to be used throughout the rest of this study. The other variable is whether the system is "comprehensive" or not. What is being examined here is the ...
Andrew Sancton, 1994
8
Effects of Two-tier Prescription Drug Copayments on ...
Total Prescription Drug Expenditures This study found that two-tier prescription drug copayments were associated with immediate decrease in total prescription drug expenditures, as expected; mean annual total drug expenditures decreased  ...
Huihui Wang, 2008
9
Fairness Opinions and Liability: A Legal and Economic ...
Two-Tier Boards In contrast to the one-tier board model, the two-tier board model has two governing bodies: the management board and the supervisory board. In order to illustrate how the two-tier system functions, I will take the situation in the ...
Sergei Parijs, 2005
10
OCA: Oracle 10g Administration I Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-042
Two—tier architecture gained popularity with the introduction of the PC and is commonly referred to as client/server computing. In a two-tier environment, clients connect to servers over a network using a network protocol, which is the ...
Chip Dawes, Bob Bryla, Joseph C. Johnson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWO-TIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term two-tier is used in the context of the following news items.
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​Fiat Chrysler, UAW agree on ending two-tier wages
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler (FCUA) CEO Sergio Marchionne and United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams agree on at least one thing: getting rid of the ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
China: End Two-Tier Travel System for Tibetans, Others
(New York) – Chinese authorities' use of a two-track system for issuing passports has severely restricted the freedom of movement for virtually all residents of ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
3
Two-tier system in mortgage market means higher costs for some …
Even as the housing and mortgage markets are stabilizing, many borrowers with good credit remain shut out of the home loan market or saddled with a new ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
UK faces 'two-tier' growth
“But the difference in results also raises the prospect of the UK experiencing two-tier growth, with modest expansion in services and markedly slower growth in ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Gove is right on our two-tier justice system – but cuts caused this crisis
We must modernise our courts but that won't address the fact that those who need it most are failed by the system. Only investment can redress the balance. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Prince Charles has a 'two-tier' approach to expenditure
Charles is said to have a 'two-tier approach' to expenditure. Parsimonious over household expenses, more expansive when it comes to those borne by the state. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
7
Because of Greece, the eurozone's future is a two-tier Europe
So what is emerging is a de facto two-tier Europe: those who are inside a rapidly-integrating eurozone and those who are outside. The formal position of the UK ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
8
For UAW members, two-tier wage issue is personal
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - For United Auto Workers union members Jermaine and Akema Austin, a two-tier wage system at General Motors Co is not ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
9
UAW delegates urge elimination of two-tier wages
UAW delegates attending a bargaining convention in Detroit made it clear Tuesday that they want the elimination of the two-tier wage structure as well as wage ... «Detroit Free Press, Mar 15»
10
Birst secures $65m in funding and positions itself as the 'two-tier' BI …
SUMMARY – A new round of funding for Birst and a clearer message around two-tier BI, where it aims to put anlaytics into the hands of the business user. «Diginomica, Mar 15»

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