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off-season

[ awf-see-zuhn, of- ]

noun

  1. a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity:

    Fares are lower in the off-season.

  2. a time of year when business, manufacturing activity, etc., is less than normal or at an unusually low point.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or during the off-season:

    off-season hotel rates.

adverb

  1. in or during the off-season:

    Traveling off-season is the easiest way to save vacation money.

off season

adjective

  1. denoting or occurring during a period of little activity in a trade or business
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. such a period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in an off-season period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of off-season1

First recorded in 1840–50
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The Bengals were due contract decisions on Chase and fellow receiver Tee Higgins in the off-season and have doubled down on their attacking identity.

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Even off-season rains pushed the sites to the brink, two sources said, with water pooling up to the edge of protective aprons, threatening to spill out onto an active military runway after recent rainstorms.

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Physical issues have regularly held him back, however, with the latest being a hip injury which disrupted his off-season preparations and affected him at the Australian Open in January.

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In "The Last Dance," ESPN’s 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and his historic run with the Chicago Bulls, episode eight drops a fascinating detail about how Jordan kept his competitive edge in the off-season.

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NFL franchises can have up to 90 players on their off-season rosters, a number which gets cut down to 53 before the start of the regular season in Sepember.

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