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tick and tie en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To make sure that every item in a ledger or in an inventory is accounted for and properly connected to other items to which it relates.
    • The leveling diagram can be used as a tick and tie list for the year 2000 team to ensure that no system or piece of hardware that should be fixed is overlooked. 1997, James Edward Keogh, Solving the Year 2000 Problem, page 131:
    • Rather than diving into the filing cabinets to tick and tie the paper trail, today's external audits start with a proper understanding of the business and the competitive environment in which a company operates. 2003, Mary Pat McCarthy, Tim Flynn, Risk From the CEO and Board Perspective, page 22:
    • Auditors do not necessarily tick and tie every single position held in a fund. 2012, Jason A. Scharfman, Private Equity Operational Due Diligence, page 239:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ticking and tying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ticked and tied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ticked and tied Tense=Past lexicographic
ticks and ties Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic