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playoff

playoff

Meaning of playoff

a final series of games to decide the winner of a competition

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British English/ˈpleɪɒf/
American English/ˈpleɪˌɔf/
Russian transcription[ˈplej ˈof]
playoff
playoff - плей-офф
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playoff with Russian translation

playoff usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Плей-офф начинается в пятницу вечером.

The playoff starts on Friday evening.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Команда выиграла плей-офф прошлой ночью.

The team won the playoff last night.

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playoff belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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playoff synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between playoff / series / finals / postseason

🇬🇧English
playoff

плей-офф — a final series of games to decide the winner of a competition

C1Often

The playoff starts on Friday evening.

Плей-офф начинается в пятницу вечером.

P
🇬🇧English
playoff

the same word as the headword; used for the deciding series of games

C1Very Often

The team advanced to the playoff.

Команда вышла в плей-офф.

S
🇬🇧English
series

a set of games, which may be a playoff series or any other series

C1Very Often

The series ended in a dramatic Game 7.

Серия завершилась в драматичной седьмой игре.

F
🇬🇧English
finals

the last stage or last games of a competition; often similar to playoff but sometimes a single final

C1Very Often

The finals begin next week.

Финальные игры начнутся на следующей неделе.

P
🇬🇧English
postseason

the period after the regular season; playoff is usually part of it

C1Often

He got injured during the postseason.

Он получил травму во время послесезонного этапа.

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playoff translation: плей-офф. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce playoff

/ˈpleɪɒf/

playoff translation

плей-офф

playoff examples

The playoff starts on Friday evening.

playoff transcription

/ˈpleɪɒf/, /ˈpleɪˌɔf/

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playoff meaning: what does it mean?

a final series of games to decide the winner of a competition

playoff pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

playoff is pronounced as /ˈpleɪɒf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

playoff definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The playoff starts on Friday evening. Translation: Плей-офф начинается в пятницу вечером.

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