Tie-in

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is related or connected to another thing.
  2. 2
    a fastener that serves to join or connect wordnet
  3. 3
    An authorized product based on a media property, such as a film or video game, by way of cross-promotion.

    "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."

  4. 4
    An association or connection between things.

    "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."

Etymology

From tie + in.

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