tie up

Example Sentences

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Nunez dismissed the idea, saying it would "tie up almost half of the security deployment".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

They don’t want to tie up their money, especially for a degree that seems increasingly precarious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

While this can be a nice savings hack, note that you’ll have to tie up a lot of money in gift cards to maximize your savings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The companies also tie up with affiliate users, who can get money paid into their accounts for each new person they sign up through referral codes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But here are a couple of loose ends you may want to tie up.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner