Dictionary

tie-in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtaɪˌɪn/

Etymology

Deverbal from tie in.

Meanings

1. Something that is related or connected to another thing.
2. An authorized product based on a media property, such as a film or video game, by way of cross-promotion.
   • So while it might be pretty neat to see yourself as one of The Young Ones, as Dirty Den, Cobra, Rambo, Scooby or any of a hundred others, it's not really enough to cover up for the real problem with tie-in games. 1986 December, Max Phillips, “Backlash”, in Your Sinclair:
   • Brand new for this season! I got the unrecognizable summer movie tie-in sammich! 2008 June 30, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “The Baloneyman”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Bubs (Matthew Chapman):
3. An association or connection between things.
   • There was really important and unavoidable tie-ins between the two movements. Sexism is the thing that prevents women from achieving equal status in the world and indeed it's sexism that creates most of the homophobia — the fear of people not playing their proper sex roles. 1978 August 19, Tim Cwiek, Karen DeCrow, “Interview: Former NOW President DeCrow Talks About Gay Issues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 7:

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Translations (6)

de Verbundprodukt (authorized product based on a media property) · de Umsetzung (authorized product based on a media property) · de Zusatzprodukt (authorized product based on a media property) · de angeknüpftes Produkt (authorized product based on a media property) · de Tie-in (authorized product based on a media property) · ja タイアップ (authorized product based on a media property)