Usually means: Secure commitment to a decision.
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We found 33 dictionaries that define the word lock in:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. lock in: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lock-in: Merriam-Webster
  3. lock-in: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lock-in: The Word Spy
  5. lock-in, lock-in: Collins English Dictionary
  6. lock in: Vocabulary.com
  7. Lock-In, Lock-in, lock-in: Wordnik
  8. lock-in: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. lock-in, lock in: Wiktionary
  10. lock-in: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. lock-in, lock in: Dictionary.com
  12. Lock In, Lock-in, Lock-in (pub), Lock in: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. lock in: Rhymezone
  14. lock in: FreeDictionary.org
  15. lock in: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. lock-in, lock in: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  3. Lock-in: E-Commerce and Marketing Dictionary of Terms
  4. Lock in: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  5. Real Estate and Mortgage Glossary (No longer online)
  6. lock in: Legal dictionary
  7. Lock-in, lock in: Financial dictionary

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. lock-in: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. Webopedia (No longer online)
  3. lock-in, lock in: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lock in: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. lock-in: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. lock-in, lock in: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Locksmith Dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See lock_ins as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lock in)

verb:  (transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
verb:  (transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).
verb:  (transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.
verb:  (transitive, music) To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove.
verb:  (intransitive, colloquial) To focus entirely (on something).
noun:  Nonstandard spelling of lock-in. [(US) 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.]

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