タイド

noun

tide

Refers to the ocean tide. Often used in compound terms like タイドプール (tide pool) or タイドグラフ (tide graph).

• タイドプールで小ちいさなカニを見みつけた。

  I found a small crab in the tide pool.

expression

tied (e.g. tied aid)

Used in economic or political contexts to describe aid or conditions that are linked to specific requirements. Often appears in the phrase タイド援助 (tied aid).

• タイド援えん助じょは、援えん助じょ国こくからの物ぶっ品ぴん購こう入にゅうを条じょう件けんとすることが多おおい。

  Tied aid often requires purchasing goods from the donor country.