Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

a building or set of buildings at an airport where air passengers arrive and leave: A third terminal was opened last year.

(IT) a piece of equipment, usually consisting of a keyboard and a screen that joins the user to a central computer system: Please switch off your computer terminal before leaving.

• verb [+ obj] (ties, tying, tied, tied)

(usually be tied) to connect or link sb/sth closely with sb/sth else: Pay increases are tied to inflation.

(usually be tied) to restrict sb and make them unable to do everything they want to: He was tied to an unfair contract.

ШШ tie the 'knot (with sb/sth) (informal) (used especially in newspapers) to join together with sb/sth else in order to form a single business or organization: They are trying to tie the knot with a rival company. СПШ 'Tie the knot' is an informal way of saying 'get married'. □ШП ,tie 'in (with sth) to match or agree with sth: The purchase of the magazine ties in with the company's aim of raising its profile. ,tie 'in (with sth); ,tie sth 'in (with sth) to link sth or be linked to sth; to happen, or arrange for sth to happen, at the same time as sth else: A special magazine was produced to tie in with the event. tie-in noun ,tie sb 'into sb/sth to restrict sb to a particular situation, person, organization, etc: They were tied into an agreement to buy from particular suppliers. ,tie sb 'up (usually be tied up) to keep sb busy so that they have no time for other things: I'm tied up in a meeting until 3. ,tie sth up 1 (often be tied up) to invest money so that it is not easily available for use: He cannot retire as his money is all tied up in the company. 2 (usually be tied up) to connect or link sth to sth else: The brand's strength is tied up with the image of the company's owner. 3 to deal with all the remaining details of sth: We are hoping to tie up the deal by tomorrow, о I went to the office for an hour to tie up some loose ends (= finish remaining small jobs). 4 to keep sth in use so that it cannot be used for other things: I was using the Internet, so the phone line was tied up. ,tie 'up with sb/sth to be linked to sth such as another company and work together on sth: Big insurance companies are competing to tie up with banks. tie-up noun

noun [C]

1 [usually pi.] a strong connection between people or organizations: The firm has close ties with a Japanese corporation.

[u] what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc: Revenue will increase over time (= as time passes).

[u] the time shown on a clock: The time is now half past ten. о Look at the time! I didn't know it was so late.

[u] the time in a particular part of the world: Greenwich Mean Time о We land at 6 o'clock local time.

[u,C] the time when sth happens or when sth should happen: Can we change the time of the meeting to 14.30?

[u] an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc: I don't have much free/ spare time, о She always makes time to meet new employees, о It takes time (= needs a long time) to make changes, о What a waste of time! -» time off

the highest or most important position or rank: He's at the top of his profession, о She is determined to make it to the top (= to be as successful as possible in her profession), о This decision came right from the top.