Definitions for playoff
play·off

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1. playoffnoun

   any final competition to determine a championship

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1. playoffnoun

   A final game in a series needed to break a tie.

2. playoffnoun

   A short series of games to select a league champion.

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1. playoff

   A playoff is a competition or series of contests that determines the champion or winner of a sports event, tournament, or league. This happens after the regular season and typically involves teams or participants with the highest rankings or scores.

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of playoff in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of playoff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of playoff in a Sentence

1. Deandre Ayton:

   That’s a playoff environment.

2. Andre Drummond:

   Defensively, we’ve started taking breaks, so we’ve got to get back to basics, but we’re not going to hang our heads after this loss because we’re still in the fight and trying for a playoff position.

3. Kevin Durant:

   That’s always tough when guys are in and out of the lineup, especially a starter like Kyrie. I do n’t know exactly what the plan is going forward right now, i ’m sure they’re still making decisions. That’s a better question for Steve( Nash), Sean( Marks), and Kyrie, and they ’ll fill me in when they make a decision. I ’m going to keep playing and keep focusing on what we’re focusing on in the locker room and once that gets figured out, we move forward. The Nets guard Kyrie Irving scores in the first quarter of Game 4 during an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, May 30, 2021, in Boston. ( AP Photo/Elise Amendola) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

4. Jarred Tinordi:

   My whole career he’s been helping me out, giving me good advice, he was a guy as a player that went to two Cup finals, and so he has the playoff experience that if I need to lean on him or something, he’s there for me. He’s been great this whole time.

5. Jordan Spieth:

   I guess strategy changes a little from an entire round, but I honestly had no idea that it even changed, i was even looking at a weather forecast for Monday, thinking, you know, what's it look like if you happen to work your way into a playoff? So shows you what I know.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=playoff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Playoff
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=playoff