lock-in

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning.
 * The youth group will have their annual lock-in this weekend.
 * 1)  An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a British pub, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time.
 * 2)  A situation in which members of an industry have agreed to adopt a certain standard and have retooled their production to meet this standard, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard.
 * 3)  The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.
 * 1)  A situation in which members of an industry have agreed to adopt a certain standard and have retooled their production to meet this standard, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard.
 * 2)  The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.
 * 1)  The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.

Translations

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