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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lock in, seal inverb

    close with or as if with a tight seal

    "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

  2. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

    place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

    "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

Wiktionary

  1. lock innoun

    A sleepover party in a public place, such as a church or school.

  2. lock inverb

    To secure someone or something in a locked enclosure.

  3. lock inverb

    To fix the value of something potentially variable.

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  1. lock in

    "Lock in" is generally defined as the concept of securing a certain aspect or situation and ensuring its fixed or unchanging status. It could refer to a commitment to a certain product, service, course of action, decision, investment or contract, reducing the flexibility to alter it in the future. It's often used in the context of business or finance, but it can be applied to many different fields. The term may also refer to creating a situation where a person or party is restricted, limited or confined to certain conditions due to previous decisions or agreements.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lock in in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lock in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lock in in a Sentence

  1. Judith Ganes-Chase:

    There are a lot of people who delayed purchasing when prices were high. They're going to look to take advantage of the lower prices. That's going to help improve grind, it has nothing to do with how much chocolate is being sold on the retail level. This is more about inventory management and trying to lock in lower price levels for manufacturers, bakeries or confectionery manufacturers.

  2. Ken Tumin:

    Because CD rates have fallen so much, it isn't a good time to lock in right now, there are now several online banks that cut their 5-year CD rates so low, they're lower than their savings account rates.

  3. Chris Stark:

    Globally, the question will be ... 'Do we lock in the use of fossil fuels in our infrastructure choices ... or do we instead look to a green stimulus?,'.

  4. Jrue Holiday:

    When somebody like our best player is not playing that night, we kind of lock in, everybody has to do a little bit more. It's a testament to the team we have.

  5. Koichi Miyata:

    There is a limit to what we can do on our own for fintech, if they (fintech start-ups) join our group, we can lock in all of profits we generate together.


Translations for lock in

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  • cerrarSpanish
  • [[lukita]] [[sisään]], [[sulkea]] [[sisään]], kiinnittää, lukitaFinnish

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