Playoff (Noun)
Meaning
Any final competition to determine a championship.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The football team has been working towards making it to the playoff game all season.
- In order to advance to the state playoff tournament, the volleyball team had to win their league title.
- After losing several key players, it seemed unlikely that the team would even make it to the playoff.
- Their opponent was last year's champion and heavily favored to win the entire playoff series.
- This season, a record 20 teams will qualify for the prestigious postseason playoff tournament.