playout en · NOUN
Etymology
From play + out.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
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(Europe, countable, uncountable) (also play-out) A relegation playoff; a game or short series of games needed to decide relegation.
Cyprus and Kazakhstan have sent Estonia and Moldova down to League D following their UEFA Nations League play-out ties.
2022 March 29, “Nations League play-outs: Cyprus oust Estonia, Kazakhstan edge out Moldova”, in UEFA Nations League:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| playouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |