1. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group
   "She was promoted to the next tier of management";
   - grade, level
    
2. One of two or more layers one atop another
   "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"
    
3. Any one of two or more competitors who tie scores with one another
   "The two tiers will have to compete in a tie-breaker round"
    
4. A worker who ties something
   "The tier up secured the bundles of newspapers for delivery";
   - tier up

Sounds like: tax, tacks

Derived forms: tiers

Type of: bed, challenger, competitor, contender, layer, rank, rival, worker

Encyclopedia: Tier