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lock-up

/lɑk ʌp/ /lɒk ʌp/
noun
  1. 1
    nezarethane, gözaltı yericountable

    A place where people are temporarily kept by the police, especially after being arrested.

    • He spent a night in the lock-up.
      Gözaltı yerinde bir gece geçirdi.
    • The police took the suspect to the local lock-up.
      Polis şüpheliyi yerel nezarethaneye götürdü.
  2. 2
    kiralık garaj, kilitli depocountable

    A small garage or storage room that you rent separately from your home.

    • He keeps his motorbike in a lock-up near the station.
      Motosikletini istasyonun yakınındaki kiralık bir garajda tutuyor.
    • They rented a lock-up to store their furniture.
      Eşyalarını saklamak için kilitli bir depo kiraladılar.
  3. 3
    kilitlenme süresi, kilit dönemicountable Business

    A period during which investors may not sell shares or take money out of a fund.

    • The fund has a one-year lock-up for new investors.
      Fon, yeni yatırımcılar için bir yıllık kilitlenme süresi uyguluyor.
    • She could not withdraw her capital during the lock-up period.
      Kilitlenme süresi boyunca sermayesini çekemedi.

Synonyms

holding cellpolice cell

Collocations

police lock-uplock-up garagelock-up period

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