Значение

значений: 4
  1. (США)A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning.

    The youth group will have their annual lock-in this weekend.

  2. (Ирландия, Британия)An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a pub, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time.

  3. A situation in which a business has adopted a certain standard or product from a specific manufacturer and integrated it into their process, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard or supplier.

    vendor lock-in

  4. The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.

Переводы

языков: 1

Происхождение

Deverbal from lock in.

Deverbal from lock in.

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Формы

мн. число: lock-ins
Ед. числоlock-in
Мн. числоlock-ins

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 3
Связанныеlockawaylockout
Производныеgenerational lock-in

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