playoff

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Synonyms: payoff, layoff, play off, play-off

Antonyms: payoff, layoff, play off, play-off

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Noun

1. A [[final]] [[game]] in a [[series]] needed to [[break]] a [[tie]].
2. {{lb|en|US|Canada}} A short series of games to select a [[league]] [[champion]].
3. {{lb|en|UK}} A short series of games to select the last team to be [[promote]]d (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.

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