also playoff
( play-offs)
1.
A playoff is an extra game which is played to decide the winner of a sports competition when two or more people have got the same score.
Nick Faldo was beaten by Peter Baker in a play-off.
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2.
You use playoffs to refer to a series of games between the winners of different leagues, to decide which teams will play for a championship.
The winner will face the Oakland A’s in the playoffs this weekend.
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