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[ awf-see-zuhn, of- ] / ˈɔfˈsi zən, ˈɒf- /
nouna time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season. a time of year when business, manufacturing activity, etc., is less than normal or at an unusually low point. adjectiveof, relating to, or during the off-season: off-season hotel rates. adverbin or during the off-season: Traveling off-season is the easiest way to save vacation money. Origin of off-seasonFirst recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby off-seasonoff-roading, off-sales, offscouring, offscourings, offscreen, off-season, offset, offset lithography, offshoot, offshore, offshore dock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for off-seasonSadly, Lovato seems to have been Rowland's classmate in that Reality TV 101 course during the off-season. New ‘X Factor’ Judges. Same Horrible, Boring, Ridiculous Reality Show|Kevin Fallon|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Ruth, too, was famous for performing vaudevillian shenanigans on the off-season barnstorming tours he frequently headlined. The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig|Adam Doster|May 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The season is different from the off-season, which is different from spring training. Opening Day 2013: How to Write About Baseball in the Big Leagues|Noah Charney|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST In “Ramblings and Rumblings,” Fenn describes “a secret location” where the family gear was stashed during the off-season. Clues for Finding Forrest Fenn’s Buried Treasure, Part 2|Tony Doukopil|March 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In More Home Cooking, she describes trying to cook turkey breasts during the off-season, only to be disappointed. Food Writers Share Thanksgiving Stories|Jessica Ferri|November 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was no off-season in the matter of fishing, for Little Tim. The Rival Campers Ashore|Ruel Perley Smith Prices are certainly higher during the off-season, but growers would be well satisfied to get 1s. Fruits of Queensland|Albert Benson It was an off-season and there was nothing but measles here at the time. Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) They took him, as a matter of course, for a plantation inspector, arrived in the off-season. Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch So small is Cromer, with its narrow streets near the sea, that in the off-season strangers are constantly running into each other. The Place of Dragons|William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for off-season
adjective (off-season when prenominal)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 |