playoff

ˈpleɪˌɔf

Definition

Definition of playoff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

series of games to determine a championship or qualifier

The team advanced to the playoffs after a strong season..

finals

series

tournament

tie-breaking

final game to break a tie

The teams faced off in a playoff to decide the winner.

decider

tiebreaker

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Expressions with playoff

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playoff beard

beard grown by fans during playoffs

Fans showed support by growing playoff beards.

playoff picture

overall situation of rankings, possible pairings, and who can qualify

After the win, the playoff picture changed for three teams.

playoff game

game in a series to determine a champion

The team won the playoff game to reach the finals.

playoff drought

long period without qualifying for playoffs

The team ended its playoff drought after 10 years.

playoff famine

long period without playoff appearances

The team ended its playoff famine after ten years.

Origin of playoff

English, play (game) + off (away)

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magic number

sports

metric for team's playoff qualification

abbr.

abr: playoff

game or series to decide a winner

ALDS

acr.

acr: American League Division Series

baseball playoff series

NLDS

acr.

acr: National League Division Series

baseball playoff series in the National League

playdown

sports

sports match part of a playoff series

playoff famine

sports

long period without playoff appearances

Examples of playoff in a sentence

The playoffs will start next week.
The playoff was intense, drawing a huge crowd.
They lost the playoff but gained valuable experience.

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French:playoffs, match de barrage, ...
German:Playoff, Entscheidungsspiel, ...
Italian:lo spareggio, spareggio, ...
Spanish:la eliminatoria, partido de desempate, ...
Portuguese:eliminatória, ...
Chinese:季后赛, 附加赛, ...
Japanese:プレーオフ, タイブレーク試合, ...
Arabic:مُبَارَيات فاصِلَة, مُباراةٌ فاصِلَةٌ, ...
Hebrew:פְּלֵייאוֹף, מִשְׂחַק הַכְרָעָה, ...
Russian:плей-офф, ...
Ukrainian:плей-офф, ...
Hindi:प्लेऑफ़, निर्णायक मुकाबला, ...
Bengali:প্লে-অফ, নির্ণায়ক ম্যাচ, ...
Catalan:eliminatòria, desempat, ...
Czech:play-off, baráž, ...
Danish:slutspil, slutspilskamp, ...
Dutch:play-offs, playoff, ...
Greek:πλέι οφ, αγώνας μπαράζ, ...
Hungarian:rájátszás, döntő mérkőzés, ...
Khmer:វគ្គជម្រុះ, ការប្រកួតកាត់សេចក្តី, ...
Korean:플레이오프, 타이브레이커, ...
Persian:پلی‌آف, بازی پلی‌آف, ...
Polish:baraże, dogrywka, ...
Portuguese (BR):eliminatória, ...
Romanian:playoff, meci de departajare, ...
Swedish:slutspel, slutspelsmatch, ...
Thai:รอบเพลย์ออฟ, เพลย์ออฟ, ...
Turkish:playoff, ...
Vietnamese:vòng loại trực tiếp, trận đấu phân thắng bại, ...

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Definition of playoff - Reverso English Dictionary

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