tie-in

noun
/ˈtaɪˌɪn/

Etymology

Deverbal from tie in.

Definitions

  1. Something that is related or connected to another thing.

  2. An authorized product based on a media property, such as a film or video game, by way of…

    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.
    • Brand new for this season! I got the unrecognizable summer movie tie-in sammich!
  3. An association or connection between things.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for tie-in. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA