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Vocabulary Entry
run-off
|noun • adjective
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N
noun
A competition, election, or test decided by an extra round because no one won initially; or water or liquid that flows off a surface.
Example Sentences
"The election went to a run-off."
"Heavy rain caused a run-off into the river."
"Soil runoff can carry fertilizer away."
A
adjective
Used before a noun to describe something that is decided by or related to a run-off.
Example Sentences
"They prepared for a run-off vote."
"A run-off race will be held next week."
"The run-off round was intense."