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playoffs

playoffs is the plural of playoff.

Meaning of playoff

Noun

playoff (plural playoffs)

  1. A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
  2. (Canada, US) A short series of games to select a league champion.
  3. (UK) A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
  4. A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.

Phrases with playoffs

Questions about playoffs

What is playoffs the plural of?
Playoffs is the plural of playoff.

Words near playoffs in the dictionary

  1. playock
  2. playocks
  3. playoff
  4. playoff beard
  5. playoff beards
  6. playoffs
  7. playout
  8. playouts
  9. playover
  10. playpark
  11. playparks

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