Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pley awf, of]
- /pleɪ ɔf, ɒf/
- /pleɪ ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pley awf, of]
- /pleɪ ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of play-off word
- noun play-off (in competitive sports) the playing of an extra game, rounds, innings, etc., in order to settle a tie. 1
- noun play-off a series of games or matches, as between the leading teams of two leagues, in order to decide a championship: In America the most exciting play-off is the World Series. 1
- noun play-off game or series of games played to break a tie 1
- countable noun play-off A playoff is an extra game which is played to decide the winner of a sports competition when two or more people have got the same score. 0
- countable noun play-off You use playoffs to refer to a series of games between the winners of different leagues, to decide which teams will play for a championship. 0
- verb play-off to deal with or manipulate as if in playing a game 0
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Origin of play-off
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; noun use of verb phrase play off
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Play-off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
play-off popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pl
- Words starting with pla
- Words starting with play
- Words starting with playo
- Words starting with playof
- Words starting with playoff