two-tier

English

Adjective

two-tier (not comparable)

  1. Having or consisting of two tiers.
    • 2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44:
      Long before the final design for the Borders Railway was adopted and then implemented, CBR had argued that the 35-mile route - comprising 30 miles of new line extending southwards from Newcraighall - should be designed with a two-tier service in mind. This would comprise stopping services running as far as Gorebridge (12 miles south of Edinburgh), and faster limited-stop services covering the whole line to Tweedbank.
    • 2022 October 13, Donald J. Trump, “PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY”‎, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, page 2:
      We have a two-tier system of Justice in the United States that cannot be allowed to continue.
  2. (labor) Relating to the two-tier system, a payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or benefits than another.
    the two-tier regime
    a two-tier accounting structure

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