Meaning

2 senses

  1. Top level, top rank, top standing.

  2. Elite.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Tom is a graduate of a top-tier university.

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  2. John is obsessed about getting into a top tier university.

    ruДжон одержим идеей попасть в университет высшего класса. — fjay69

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  3. You're paying for a top-tier medication with a bottom-tier health insurance plan.

    deSie bezahlen für ein Medikament der Spitzenklasse mit einer letztklassigen Krankenversicherung. — Yorwba

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  4. This is top-tier stuff.

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Origin

From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”).

From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”).

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Forms

plural: top tiers

Word family

1 related words
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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