lockup
/ˈlɑkˌʌp/
noun
- A place where people are kept as prisoners, especially a small local jail or a cell in a police station.
- He spent a few hours in the lockup before being released on bail.
- The small town's lockup only had two cells.
- The suspect was held in the police station lockup overnight.
- A period of time during which people are required to stay inside a building for safety or security reasons.
- The school had a lockup after a suspicious person was seen nearby.
- The prison went into a lockup after the fight in the yard.
- During the lockup, no one was allowed to leave the building.
- An investment or agreement that prevents people from selling or withdrawing money for a set period.
- There is a lockup on the shares until next March.
- The new savings account has a one-year lockup on the funds.
- Investors agreed to a lockup period of six months after the company went public.
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