off-peak
off-peak adjective: during a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.
Adjective
off-peak (not comparable)
- During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.
- Phone calls on weekdays between 18:00 and 08:00 the following day are charged at an off-peak tariff, lower than peak, but higher than weekend.
- At the time of writing some of the As are still running, and they are my favourite Underground cars. They are roomy and airy; the seats are transverse benches that you can stretch out and sleep on in the off-peak.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 78
- Synonyms:
- base
Synonyms of off-peak
Questions about off-peak
- What does off-peak mean?
- Off-peak means during a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.
- What part of speech is off-peak?
- Off-peak is an adjective.
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