tie-in
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
tie-in
- /ˈtaɪˌɪn/
Where it comes from
Deverbal from tie in.
noun tie-ins · tie in
- Something that is related or connected to another thing.
- 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.
- 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.
Translations
Every language
noun authorized product based on a media property
| 日本語 | タイアップ taiappu |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Verbundprodukt, angeknüpftes Produkt, Zusatzprodukt, Umsetzung, Tie-in |
Talk about this word "tie-in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tie-in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tie-in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tie-in "tie-in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tie-in.
Cite this
MLA
APA
Chicago
BibTeX
@misc{tie_in_2026,
title = {tie-in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tie-in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
