lock-inn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: to lock in at lock v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1; English to lock in (position).

Etymology: Partly (in senses 2, 4, and 2c) < to lock in at lock v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1, and partly (in sense 3) < to lock in (position) (see lock v.¹ 10a). With sense 2 compare lockout n.

†1. A place into which someone is locked. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1891 Amer. Architect & Building News 17 Oct. 40/2 No impression whatever of their being strongholds was conveyed..of their being lock-outs and lock-ins.

a. The action or an act of locking in a person or thing (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > action of

conclusion1676

cooping1813

immuring1851

lock-in1893

impoundage1954

1893 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 11 Feb. 126/1 In the manufacturing regions of the East we hear of ‘lock-outs’, but in the silver mines ‘lock-ins’ were the events that brought crowds upon the streets.

1895 Brit. Chess Mag. Nov. 484/1 As the game goes on, lock in of the Bishop proves a serious matter.

1914 Sat. Rev. 19 Sept. 313/1 Will the world see a lock-in of one nation by its own safety curtain?

1939 U.S. Investor 8 Apr. 430/2 Protection against lock-ins in the vault is furnished by a motor-driven air supply and voice transmission unit.

1995 A. K. Dixit Making of Econ. Policy (1996) ii. 57 Politicians with specific assets..and their pivotal supporters with economic specific investments..may together conspire to cause a lock-in of policy.

2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 35 I remember the wet afternoon lock-in at school looking out through the raindrops that kissed the window.

b. A form of protest in which a group of workers locks itself inside a factory or other place of work.Earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > protest > forms of

rattening1828

polytechnic1835

restriction1852

lockout1853

ca'canny1896

restrictive practice1896

go-slow1920

hartal1920

lock-in1920

working to rule1920

work-to-rule1920

cacannyism1921

job actionc1926

slowdown1926

gherao1967

work-in1967

work-to-contract1969

sick-out1970

sick-in1974

siege action1977

1920 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 823 To the lock-out of the masters, the workers replied with the ‘lock-in’ movement—the temporary capture of the factories and workshops.

1978 J. Wainwright Ripple of Murders 43 They'd thought he was bluffing... So there's been wildcats and pickets, and lock-ins.

2009 Daily Variety (Nexis) 26 Feb. 4 Staff and students at Albania's Academy of Film & Multimedia Marubi in Tirana are staging a strike and lock-in.

c. British colloquial. A period after the official or legal closing time of a bar or pub during which the door is closed to newcomers, but customers already inside may continue drinking as if in a private club.

ΚΠ

1986 New Musical Express 20 Dec. 54/3 Pub lock-ins and anti-dogma liquored logic.

1996 J. King Football Factory (1997) 35 I was only planning a quick one, but it was Kevin the landlord's birthday and he had a bit of a lock-in to celebrate.

2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 139 Just then the landlord called time. Terence told him to give us a lock in.

3. attributive. Designating a switch, appliance, or device that locks into position.

ΚΠ

1925 Dental Outlook 22 69 The Lock in Bridge. Demonstrating the Construction of same on models and Demonstration of the finished appliance on the patient.

1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) xxiii. 48 There are several types of lock-in button: in one it is necessary to depress the button and turn it if one wishes the machine to stay definitely stopped.

2000 Sat. Evening Post (U.S.) May 20/3 The kitchen cabinets would be waist-level high and easily removable through lock-in, slide-out features.

4. Chiefly Business. A period during which a person or company is bound by the terms of a contract or agreement. Also: a contract or arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company. Frequently (and earliest) in attributive use.

ΚΠ

1961 Michigan Law Rev. 59 938 The difficulties involved in solution of the lock-in problem, among other things, have led a number of authors to propose a ‘rollover’ provision for capital assets.

1966 Dynamics of Real Estate Investm. (California Real Estate Assoc.) v. 132 (heading) Lock-ins and prepayment penalties.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. B7/6 There may be some giving in on peripheral items such as reducing the length of lock-in clauses.

1971 Business Week 12 June 61/2 Lock-ins not only with transportation but with credit companies, tour-packagers, and others can be most beneficial for the hotels.

1989 Computerworld 6 Nov. 23/1 Are vendors making their products more open or continuing a ‘lock-in’ strategy?

1994 Computer Weekly 4 Aug. 24/1 Middleware provides another escape route from the dreaded proprietary lock-in.

2006 N.Y. Times 13 July c4/3 A Microsoft lock-in that steers people who use Windows on the desktop to Microsoft server software.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lock-in
释义	lock-inn. Brit. /ˈlɒkɪn/, U.S. /ˈlɑkɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: to lock in at lock v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1; English to lock in (position). Etymology: Partly (in senses 2, 4, and 2c) < to lock in at lock v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1, and partly (in sense 3) < to lock in (position) (see lock v.¹ 10a). With sense 2 compare lockout n. †1. A place into which someone is locked. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1891 Amer. Architect & Building News 17 Oct. 40/2 No impression whatever of their being strongholds was conveyed..of their being lock-outs and lock-ins. 2. a. The action or an act of locking in a person or thing (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > action of conclusion1676 cooping1813 immuring1851 lock-in1893 impoundage1954 1893 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 11 Feb. 126/1 In the manufacturing regions of the East we hear of ‘lock-outs’, but in the silver mines ‘lock-ins’ were the events that brought crowds upon the streets. 1895 Brit. Chess Mag. Nov. 484/1 As the game goes on, lock in of the Bishop proves a serious matter. 1914 Sat. Rev. 19 Sept. 313/1 Will the world see a lock-in of one nation by its own safety curtain? 1939 U.S. Investor 8 Apr. 430/2 Protection against lock-ins in the vault is furnished by a motor-driven air supply and voice transmission unit. 1995 A. K. Dixit Making of Econ. Policy (1996) ii. 57 Politicians with specific assets..and their pivotal supporters with economic specific investments..may together conspire to cause a lock-in of policy. 2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 35 I remember the wet afternoon lock-in at school looking out through the raindrops that kissed the window. b. A form of protest in which a group of workers locks itself inside a factory or other place of work.Earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > protest > forms of rattening1828 polytechnic1835 restriction1852 lockout1853 ca'canny1896 restrictive practice1896 go-slow1920 hartal1920 lock-in1920 working to rule1920 work-to-rule1920 cacannyism1921 job actionc1926 slowdown1926 gherao1967 work-in1967 work-to-contract1969 sick-out1970 sick-in1974 siege action1977 1920 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 823 To the lock-out of the masters, the workers replied with the ‘lock-in’ movement—the temporary capture of the factories and workshops. 1978 J. Wainwright Ripple of Murders 43 They'd thought he was bluffing... So there's been wildcats and pickets, and lock-ins. 2009 Daily Variety (Nexis) 26 Feb. 4 Staff and students at Albania's Academy of Film & Multimedia Marubi in Tirana are staging a strike and lock-in. c. British colloquial. A period after the official or legal closing time of a bar or pub during which the door is closed to newcomers, but customers already inside may continue drinking as if in a private club. ΚΠ 1986 New Musical Express 20 Dec. 54/3 Pub lock-ins and anti-dogma liquored logic. 1996 J. King Football Factory (1997) 35 I was only planning a quick one, but it was Kevin the landlord's birthday and he had a bit of a lock-in to celebrate. 2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 139 Just then the landlord called time. Terence told him to give us a lock in. 3. attributive. Designating a switch, appliance, or device that locks into position. ΚΠ 1925 Dental Outlook 22 69 The Lock in Bridge. Demonstrating the Construction of same on models and Demonstration of the finished appliance on the patient. 1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) xxiii. 48 There are several types of lock-in button: in one it is necessary to depress the button and turn it if one wishes the machine to stay definitely stopped. 2000 Sat. Evening Post (U.S.) May 20/3 The kitchen cabinets would be waist-level high and easily removable through lock-in, slide-out features. 4. Chiefly Business. A period during which a person or company is bound by the terms of a contract or agreement. Also: a contract or arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company. Frequently (and earliest) in attributive use. ΚΠ 1961 Michigan Law Rev. 59 938 The difficulties involved in solution of the lock-in problem, among other things, have led a number of authors to propose a ‘rollover’ provision for capital assets. 1966 Dynamics of Real Estate Investm. (California Real Estate Assoc.) v. 132 (heading) Lock-ins and prepayment penalties. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. B7/6 There may be some giving in on peripheral items such as reducing the length of lock-in clauses. 1971 Business Week 12 June 61/2 Lock-ins not only with transportation but with credit companies, tour-packagers, and others can be most beneficial for the hotels. 1989 Computerworld 6 Nov. 23/1 Are vendors making their products more open or continuing a ‘lock-in’ strategy? 1994 Computer Weekly 4 Aug. 24/1 Middleware provides another escape route from the dreaded proprietary lock-in. 2006 N.Y. Times 13 July c4/3 A Microsoft lock-in that steers people who use Windows on the desktop to Microsoft server software. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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