tier

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BrE /tɪə(r)/ AmE /taɪər/

noun en → es

1 LEVEL/STAGE [singular] B1

a level or stage in a system, such as the levels of society or education

nivel, etapa, estrato social

  • the top/bottom tier

Collocations socioeconomic tier · education tier

  • The company has three tiers of membership.

    La empresa tiene tres niveles de membresía.

2 SECTION [singular] B1

a section or row in a building, such as the rows of seats in a theatre

sección, fila, nivel (de butacas)

  • the first/second tier

Collocations tiered seating · upper/lower tier

  • The concert was held in the upper tier of the theatre.

    El concierto se llevó a cabo en la platea superior del teatro.

3 GROUP [singular] B2

a group or category of people, especially one that is part of a larger group

grupo, categoría, estrato social

  • the middle/upper tier

Collocations middle-income tier · high-earning tier

  • The middle-tier employees received a bonus.

    Los empleados de la categoría media recibieron un bono.

4 LAYER [singular] B2

a layer or level in a structure, such as the layers of rock in the ground

capa, estrato geológico

  • the top/bottom tier

Collocations geological tier · stratigraphic tier

  • The excavation revealed several tiers of rock.

    La excavación reveló varias capas de roca.

5 PRICING [singular] C1

a level or category in a pricing system, such as different prices for different services

nivel de precios, tarifa, estrato (de precios)

  • the premium/basic tier

Collocations pricing tiers · subscription tier

  • The basic tier includes only the essential features.

    El nivel básico incluye solo las características esenciales.

6 RANK [singular] C1

a rank or position in a hierarchy, such as the different levels of management

rango, nivel jerárquico, estrato (de autoridad)

  • the executive/non-executive tier

Collocations management tier · executive tier

  • She moved up to the next tier of management.

    Ella ascendió al siguiente nivel de gestión.

7 RANKING [singular] C1

a position or ranking in a list, such as the rankings of teams in a league

posición en la lista, clasificación, estrato (de rendimiento)

  • the top/bottom tier

Collocations league tier · ranking tier

  • The team is currently in the bottom tier of the league.

    El equipo se encuentra actualmente en la parte inferior de la clasificación.

8 SECTION [singular] C1

a section or part of a building, such as the sections of a stadium

sección, sector, nivel (de un estadio)

  • the north/south tier

Collocations stadium tier · arena tier

  • The south tier of the stadium was full.

    La sección sur del estadio estaba llena.