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Definition playoff in American English

playoff noun

noun
/ˈpleɪˌɔf/
1

a series of games played by the best teams in a sport in order to decide the final winner

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1.1

one of the games in a series of playoffs

Example

a playoff game

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2

an extra game played to decide the winner after a game or series of games ends with an equal score

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Definition playoff in American English