Playoff
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Playoff is a noun meaning A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
Meaning
A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
More Meanings
- (US, Canada) 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.
Word Forms
- playoffs
- play-off
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include match, overtime, separation, semi-final, play-off, tiebreak.
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