lock in

lock in (plural lock ins)

1. Alternative form of lock-in

lock in (third-person singular simple present locks in, present participle locking in, simple past and past participle locked in)

1. (transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.

   The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.

2. (transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).

   I've locked in a rate of 5%.

3. (transitive, colloquial) To prevent from escaping or deteriorating.

   Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.

• lock out

• Nickol, inlock