tiered

adjective

ˈtird 

: having or arranged in tiers, rows, or layers

—often used in combination

triple-tiered

Example Sentences

The hors d'oeuvres were served on tiered platters.

Recent Examples on the Web

Analysts say that solving the energy crisis would require bold measures, like going into debt or putting in place a tiered tariff system in which the poor are subsidized while big companies pay more. —Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023

Workers want to get rid of a two tiered system that's based on when workers were hired. —Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023

Damrei Krap is a temple that dates back to the late eighth century and consists of a trio of tiered brick towers: an intact central tower flanked by the unfinished stumps of its fellows. —Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023

Its tiered, warm bronze facade, whose color shifts with the sun, riffs on Yoruba caryatids and ironwork designs by a former South Carolina slave, playing off a phalanx of white marble mausoleums lining the National Mall. —Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023

But food-delivery companies have also had to make concessions to appease restaurateurs, particularly given the latter’s big lobbying power, including rolling out a tiered commission pricing model and adding alcohol delivery on their apps. —Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2023

Seating in the tiered terrace areas is on cushioned cocktail stools. —David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023

Mattress and bedding brand Helix has a couple of tiered deals on its sleep products this weekend. —Sarah Madaus, SELF, 9 Feb. 2023

The proposal also calls for additional cuts in Arizona, California and Nevada on a tiered scale if Lake Mead continues to decline. —Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above