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Definition of "lock-in" []

  • Alternative spelling of lock in. (noun)
  • An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a British pub or ale-house, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time. (noun)
  • A situation in which members of an industry have agreed to adopt a certain standard and have retooled their production to meet this standard, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard. (noun)

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Use "lock-in" in a sentence
  • "Absolute lock-in occurs when leaving is virtually impossible."
  • "Troopers say several youths had been returning from a so-called lock-in at a church in Memphis."
  • "3 - Economic lock-in occurs when it does not make rational economic sense to change vendors, because the combined costs and benefits of staying outweigh the combined costs and benefits of leaving."
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