: having or arranged in tiers, rows, or layers
often used in combination
triple-tiered

Examples of tiered in a Sentence

The hors d'oeuvres were served on tiered platters.
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According to a sponsorship package described to ABC News, Freedom 250 offers tiered levels of participation ranging from $500,000 to over $10 million. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 July 2026 Like a take on a classic Timberland boot, the shoe was a wheat color with dark brown cuff accents creating a tiered look. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Squeezing a few extra dollars out of consumers by adding tiered subscriptions to Instagram and charging power users of its chatbot wasn’t going to be enough. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 July 2026 From roaming workers serving a limited menu to the highly technical multi-tiered approach focused on experiences, stadium food has changed. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tiered

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tiered was in 1807

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“Tiered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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