Definition of "play-off" []

• Alternative spelling of playoff. (noun)

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• "Wasps are currently sixth in the Premiership, two points adrift of the title play-off places, although they made a Heineken Cup pool stage exit last month despite beating holders Toulouse in their final game."
• "Despite lying 10th in the league, Leicester's victory over Gloucester last weekend left them only four points adrift of the title play-off zone."
• "Newcastle can go top of the league by beating Fulham by four goals; new-era nemeses Tottenham and Man City resume rivalries but this time at opposite ends of the table; West Brom and Stoke play a game of football; Man Utd host Arsenal in what is a potential title play-off in August; and alongside that quartet, I'll also be bringing you the Championship latest, news of the finale of the Women's Super League and all the transfer news as it happens."