play-off
noun/ˈpleɪ ɒf/
/ˈpleɪ ɔːf/
- a match, or a series of them, between two players or teams with equal points or scores to decide who the winner is
- They lost to Chicago in the play-offs.
- He won a sudden-death play-off.
- The team have reached the play-offs.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlay-off is used before these nouns:- chance
- contender
- contention
- …
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