tier one

(BrE) ˈtɪə ˈwʌn

Definition

Definition of tier one - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rankinghighest ranked group or level in an ordered system

Only applicants from tier one were invited to the final interview stage.

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Adjective

rankingbelonging to the highest level in a system with ranked levels

The company only works with tier one suppliers for critical components.

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gossip

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corvette

history

17th-century warship with one tier of guns

unitary authority

UK district

district in the UK with one local government tier

Examples of tier one in a sentence

Entry into tier one requires meeting strict performance and compliance standards.
They recruited a tier one consulting firm for the merger.
Our cybersecurity team faces threats from tier one hackers daily.

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French:premier niveau, de premier niveau, ...
German:Spitzengruppe, erststufig, ...
Italian:prima fascia, di primo livello, ...
Spanish:primer nivel, de primer nivel, ...
Portuguese:primeiro escalão, de primeiro nível, ...
Chinese:第一梯队, 一流的, ...
Japanese:第一層, 第一級の, ...
Arabic:فِئَةٌ أُولَى, مِن الفِئَة الأُولى, ...
Hebrew:דֶּרֶג רִאשׁוֹן, מֵהַשּׁוּרָה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה, ...
Russian:первый эшелон, высший, ...
Ukrainian:перший рівень, першорівневий, ...
Hindi:प्रथम स्तर, शीर्ष, ...
Bengali:প্রথম স্তর, শীর্ষস্থানীয়, ...
Catalan:primera categoria, de primer nivell, ...
Czech:nejvyšší úroveň, prvotřídní, ...
Danish:første niveau, førsterangs, ...
Dutch:topcategorie, top, ...
Greek:πρώτη βαθμίδα, πρώτης κατηγορίας, ...
Hungarian:első kategória, első szintű, ...
Khmer:កម្រិតទីមួយ, កម្រិតខ្ពស់បំផុត, ...
Korean:1티어, 최상위, ...
Persian:رده یک, ردهٔ یک, ...
Polish:pierwsza liga, najwyższy, ...
Portuguese (BR):primeiro nível, de primeiro nível, ...
Romanian:primul nivel, de prim rang, ...
Swedish:toppnivå, förstklassig, ...
Thai:ระดับหนึ่ง, ระดับสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:birinci seviye, en üst seviye, ...
Vietnamese:cấp một, hàng đầu, ...

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