playoff en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from play off; by surface analysis, play + -off.
Meanings
- A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
- (Canada, US) A short series of games to select a league champion.
- (UK) A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
- A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| playoffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| play-off | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preplayoff · nonplayoff · playoff beard · Shaughnessy playoff
Relateds
Translations (22)
kk плей-офф (series game) · pt playoff (series game) · mk плејоф (series game) · ko 플레이오프 (series game) · pl baraż (series game) · bg мач на елиминация (series game) · fi pudotuspelit (series game) · pl repasaż (series game) · ja プレーオフ (series game) · ru плей-офф (series game) · sv utslagsmatch (series game) · sk baráž (series game) · pt play-off (series game) · bg плейоф (series game) · cmn 季後賽 /季后赛 (series game) · sv playoff-match (series game) · pl repesaż (series game) · es eliminatoria (series game) · es playoff (series game) · fi pudotuspeli (series game) · cs baráž (series game) · cmn 附加賽 /附加赛 (series game)