lock-in
lock-in — noun
1. a set period when you must keep your money in a particular investment or mortgag
a set period when you must keep your money in a particular investment or mortgage deal, and cannot withdraw or switch without paying a penalty.
Nadia chose the savings bond despite its three-year lock-in.
noun used with a duration modifier
The mortgage offers a low rate, but it carries a five-year lock-in.
lock-in tied to a financial deal
Kabir wanted to move his pension fund, but the lock-in stopped him.
The Barclays ISA paid 4 percent but came with a four-year lock-in.
Christopher's financial adviser warned him about the seven-year lock-in clause.
- lock-in period
the same idea spelled out more fully
- tie-in period
common UK mortgage term, near-identical meaning
- flexible term
an arrangement you can exit at any time
文法句型
a lock-in of [duration]
lock-in period
用法筆記
Subject is usually a contract, account, or investment product, not a person. Often appears as 'lock-in period' or 'lock-in of [N years]'.
常見錯誤
2. a night when a British pub closes its doors but lets the customers inside keep d
a night when a British pub closes its doors but lets the customers inside keep drinking past the legal closing time.
The landlord nodded, and the regulars knew there would be a lock-in tonight.
informal British register
Yuki stayed for the lock-in after the Arsenal match ended at eleven.
The old pub on the corner was famous for its Friday-night lock-ins.
Quinn poured another pint and locked the front door for the lock-in.
Police raided the pub during a lock-in last Saturday.
- after-hours session
more neutral, less specifically British
文法句型
have a lock-in
stay for a lock-in
用法筆記
Subject is the pub or a customer inside it. Distinguish from sense 1: this lock-in is a single evening event, while sense 1 is a long contractual period.
常見錯誤
lock-in — phrasal verb
- lock-inbase form
- lock-ins3rd person singular
- lock-ining-ing form
- lock-inedpast simple
1. to stop a person from leaving a room or building by turning the key in the door
to stop a person from leaving a room or building by turning the key in the door so they cannot get out.
Tamar accidentally locked the cat in the bedroom for the whole afternoon.
separable: locked the cat in
Ramón forgot the children were upstairs and locked them in by mistake.
object pronoun between verb and particle
Harper locked the two puppies in the kitchen while the guests arrived.
Anya found a note from her brother saying he had been locked in the shed.
- shut in
less forceful; does not necessarily require a key
- let out
to release someone from a locked space
文法句型
lock somebody in
lock somebody in something
用法筆記
Object goes between 'lock' and 'in' when it is a pronoun ('locked them in'), and may go in either position with a full noun phrase ('locked the dog in' or 'locked in the dog'). Often used in passive form.