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playout

playout noun: the transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.

Noun

playout (countable and uncountable, plural playouts)

  1. The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
  2. (Europe) (also play-out) A relegation playoff; a game or short series of games needed to decide relegation.
    • Cyprus and Kazakhstan have sent Estonia and Moldova down to League D following their UEFA Nations League play-out ties.2022 March 29, “Nations League play-outs: Cyprus oust Estonia, Kazakhstan edge out Moldova”, in UEFA Nations League

Forms of playout

pluralplayouts

Origin of playout

From play + out.

Questions about playout

What does playout mean?
Playout means the transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
What part of speech is playout?
Playout is a noun.
What is the plural of playout?
The plural of playout is playouts.

Words near playout in the dictionary

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

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