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Playoff

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Sports A final game or series of games played to break a tie.

n. Sports A series of games played to determine a championship.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A final game in a series needed to break a tie.

n. A short series of games to select a league champion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any final competition to determine a championship

Word Usage

"The authors are adamant that not only could bowl games continue to co-exist with a playoff, they argue that a playoff is actually necessary in order to save the bowl games."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

contest competition

Cross Reference

play off

Hyponym

World Series

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

layoff payoff

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

postseason championship semifinal tournament overtime soccer presidential hockey upcoming quarterfinal