transcription, транскрипция: [ tɪə(r) ]
( tiers)
1.
A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it.
...the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
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Tier is also a combining form.
...a three-tier wedding cake.
COMB in ADJ
2.
A tier is a level in an organization or system.
Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
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Tier is also a combining form.
...the possibility of a two-tier system of universities.
COMB in ADJ