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English
Etymology
From tie + in.
Noun
tie-in (plural tie-ins)
- 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.
1986 December, Max Phillips, “Backlash”, in Your Sinclair: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.
1978 August 19, Tim Cwiek, Karen DeCrow, “Interview: Former NOW President DeCrow Talks About Gay Issues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 7: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
association or connection between things