tier two
Below the top
Tier two designates the second level in a ranked system, below the top category but above lower levels.
The phrase appears in banking regulation, education funding, immigration visas, and corporate hierarchies.
A tier-two school or company is respectable but not elite: She got into several tier-two law schools.
The ranking implies competence without excellence.
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- second stringSubstitute players, not starters
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- next levelExceptionally high quality
- rankingOrdered position assignment
pecking order · hierarchy · intermediate · middle · not quite · benchmark · classification · standing · league · division · bracket · farm team · upgrade · status · grade · step · rung · ladder
tier twotier one
Highest classification level
top tier · first tier · premium · elite · world-class
tier twotier one
Highest classification level
top priority · primary · first priority · mission-critical · essential