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play·off

also play-off (plā′ôf′, -ŏf′)
n. Sports
1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie.
2. A series of games played to determine a championship.
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play-off

n
an extra period that is played to decide the winner of a gamea game that is played to decide the winner of a competition
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

play′-off`



n. Sports.
1. an extra game, round, inning, etc., played to settle a tie.
2. a series of games or matches, as between the leading teams of two leagues, played to decide a championship.
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Translations

play-off

[ˈpleɪɒf] N (Sport) → (partido m de) desempate m; [of top teams in league] → liguilla f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

play-off

[ˈpleɪˌɒf] n (Sport) → (partita di) spareggio, bella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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