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playoff
noun
an
extra
series
of
games
held
after
the
regular
season
in
which
the
highest-ranked
teams
play
each
other
to
decide
the
champion
•
Our
team
clinched
a
spot
in
the
playoff
after
a
dramatic
last-minute
goal
.
Our
team
clinched
a
spot
in
the
playoff
after
a
dramatic
last-minute
goal
.
•
Tickets
for
the
basketball
playoff
sold
out
within
an
hour
.
Tickets
for
the
basketball
playoff
sold
out
within
an
hour
.
Formed
from
play
+
off
,
first
used
in
American
sports
writing
in
the
early
1900s
for
extra
games
to
decide
a
championship
.
noun
a
single
extra
game
,
hole
,
or
period
played
when
competitors
are
tied
,
used
to
decide
the
winner
•
Both
golfers
were
tied
after
18
holes
,
so
they
went
to
a
sudden-death
playoff
.
Both
golfers
were
tied
after
18
holes
,
so
they
went
to
a
sudden-death
playoff
.
•
She
sank
a
long
putt
to
win
the
playoff
and
claim
the
trophy
.
She
sank
a
long
putt
to
win
the
playoff
and
claim
the
trophy
.
Extension
of
the
broader
sports
sense
:
first
recorded
in
golf
and
tennis
to
refer
to
an
extra
contest
breaking
a
tie
.
