tie-in
[ tahy-in ]
/ ˈtaɪˌɪn /
adjective
pertaining to or designating a sale in which the buyer in order to get the item desired must also purchase one or more other, usually undesired, items.
of or relating to two or more products advertised, marketed, or sold together.
noun
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together: a book and movie tie-in.
a tie-in sale or advertisement.
an item in a tie-in sale or advertisement.
any direct or indirect link, relationship, or connection: There is a tie-in between smoking and cancer.
Origin of tie-in
First recorded in 1920–25; adj., noun use of verb phrase
tie in
Words nearby tie-in
tie-break,
tie-down,
tie-dye,
tie-dyed,
tie-dyeing,
tie-in,
tie-off rail,
tie-up,
tieback,
tiebreaker,
tieck
Example sentences from the Web for tie-in
However, an article designed to act as a tie-in to the piece has been published as planned in the BBC magazine Radio Times.
Pulled Documentary Says William Felt ‘Used’ by Charles’ Push for Camilla |Tom Sykes |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEASTCould be tie-in his father's execution and use of psi ability.
The Leader |William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)A woman has a tie-in with those material things, and the new life brought freedom from that.
Golden Lads |Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes Gleason