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Meaning of "play-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAY-OFF

play-off  [ˈpleɪɒf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAY-OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Play-Off is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAY-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Playoffs

The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regards to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. In team sports in the U.S. and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league's best teams might not play against each other in the regular season. Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, and as playoffs became more popular they were expanded to include second- or even lower-placed teams – the term "wild card" refers to these teams.

Definition of play-off in the English dictionary

The definition of play-off in the dictionary is an extra period that is played to decide the winner of a game. Other definition of play-off is a game that is played to decide the winner of a competition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAY-OFF


buyoff
ˈbaɪɒf
layoff
ˈleɪɒf
payoff
ˈpeɪɒf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAY-OFF

play with
play with fire
play-act
play-acting
play-actor
play-by-play
play-centre
play-day
Play-Doh
play-lunch
play-the-ball
playa
playability
playable
playback
playbill
playbook
playboy
playbus
playdate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAY-OFF

bully-off
cut-off
drop-off
face-off
far-off
kick-off
on-off
one-off
pull-off
rip-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
spin-off
stop-off
trade-off
turn-off

Synonyms and antonyms of play-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «play-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAY-OFF

Find out the translation of play-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of play-off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «play-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淘汰赛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

play-off
570 millions of speakers

English

play-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्ले ऑफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مباراة فاصلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плей-офф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

play-off
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেলা বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

play-off
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain-main
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Play-off-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレーオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플레이 오프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Play-off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

play-off
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளே-ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्ले-ऑफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birbirine düşürmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spareggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

play- off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плей - офф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

play- off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

play- off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speel -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

play- off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

play -off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of play-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY-OFF»

The term «play-off» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY-OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «play-off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «play-off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about play-off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAY-OFF»

Discover the use of play-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to play-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Assassin's Play-Off
For centuries, the ancient House of Sinanju is recognized as the center of learning for all the martial arts.
Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, 2002
2
Play-off
Because Lian Jie is so small, no one on the Dodgers takes him seriously, until they realize he's a baseball expert.
Dean Hughes, Dennis Lyall, 1991
3
Foul Play: Off Side
When Danny Harte finds out there's been an anonymous foreign buy-out of his favourite club, City, he's furious - the fans were about to buy it themselves.
Tom Palmer, 2010
4
Honolulu Play-Off: An Alan Saxon Mystery
A hollow laugh. “I try to suppress that particular memory.” “But you were on great form at Torrey Pines that day.” “I know,” I said, ruefully. “That's what made it so maddening. The trouble was that you were on even better form. During the play- off, ...
Keith Miles, 2012
5
Play-off
Tina DeVita breaks into professional car racing.
Benjamin Swift, 1981
6
Pragmastylistics of dramatic texts: the play off the stage
本书在文体学、语用学和语篇分析相结合的基础上提出了语用文体学的分析模式;深入探讨了戏剧语言的特征和戏剧文本的多重属性 ...
封宗信, 2002
7
Papers on Historical Algonquian and Iroquois Topics
Throughout this period the Shawnee continually shifted their alliances in an effort to play off the Colonial powers against each other. The Shawnee fought very hard to oppose trans-Appalachian settlement and they were involved in both ...
David A. Ezzo, Michael H. Moskowitz, 2007
8
Statistical Thinking in Sports
11 The impact of post-season play-off systems on the attendance at regular season games Chris Bojke University of Groningen and Pharmerit UK ABSTRACT Post-season play-offs are featured in many professional sports leagues, and they ...
Jim Albert, Ruud H. Koning, 2007
9
International Perspectives on the Management of Sport
TABLE 8–4 Play-off Qualification in the North American Major Leagues, 1966/67 –2005/06, H Index 1966/67– 1976/77– 1986/87– 1996/67–Major Leaguea 1975/ 76 1985/86 1995/96 2005/06 NFL 0.071 0.049 0.046 0.041 MLB 0.111 0.087 ...
Trevor Slack, Milena M. Parent, 2007
10
The Roots of Dependency: Subsistence, Environment, and ...
The. Evolution. of. the. Choctaw. Play-off. System. The rise in deer populations would probably have remained merely a biological event, historically insignificant , if it had not been coupled with the appearance of French and English traders ...
Richard White, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAY-OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term play-off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
USA and Mexico set for Confederations Cup play-off
The United States and Mexico will meet on October 9 in a play-off match to compete for Concacaf's spot at the 2017 Confederations Cup in ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
2
Devils shock leaders in boost to play-off dream
TEAM boss Lee Trigger believes Plymouth Devils kept their dreams of silverware alive with their victory over top dogs Edinburgh Monarchs. «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
3
Play-off agony to provide motivation for determined Chiefs says …
Exeter Chiefs Prop Alec Hepburn believes that just missing out on a play-off spot last season will push Exeter Chiefs on to do better this term. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Kenyans face Rwanda in position 5-9 play-off
Kenyans face Rwanda in position 5-9 play-off. July 27, 2015. BY CONSOLATA MAKOKHA. Kettisa national games start in Kisumu today ... «The Star, Jul 15»
5
Charlton striker targets Championship play-off push
New Charlton Athletic striker Simon Makienok says the south London side are targeting the play-offs ahead of the start of the 2015/16 ... «Sevenoaks Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
World Twenty20 Qualifier: Ireland third after play-off washed out
Ireland finished third in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier after their final play-off game against Hong Kong was washed out at Malahide on ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
7
Mbombela Crowned ABC Motsepe League Champions
Both sides have already gained promotion to the National First Division, after topping their respective play-off groups. Bucks broke the deadlock ... «Soccer Laduma, Jul 15»
8
Oceania winners to face South American side in play-off
The winners of the Oceania World Cup qualifying group will have to play the fifth-placed South American side to reach the finals in Russia ... «Eurosport.com ASIA, Jul 15»
9
Ogogo sets sights on Shrews play-off push
Shrewsbury Town midfielder Abu Ogogo insists his new club are targeting the League One play-offs. Soccer - Pre-season friendly - Shrewsbury ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
10
Ice Hockey: Canberra Brave looking to continue AIHL play-off push …
Ice Hockey: Canberra Brave looking to continue AIHL play-off push against Sydney Bears. Date: July 24, 2015 - 5:03PM. (29); Read later ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Play-Off [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/play-off-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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