lock in
English
Noun
- Alternative form of lock-in
Verb
lock in (third-person singular simple present locks in, present participle locking in, simple past and past participle locked in)
- (transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
- The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.
- (transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).
- I've locked in a rate of 5%.
- (transitive, colloquial) To prevent from escaping or deteriorating.
- Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.
Translations
to secure someone or something in
to fix the value
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