off-season
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See also: offseason
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
off-season (plural off-seasons)
- That part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors
- Seaside resorts in the off-season are really depressing
- (sports) Period of time when regular competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participating in competitions.
- 1983, Joe Weider, The Weider System of Bodybuilding, page 4.
- Alternating off-season and precontest cycles in bodybuilding over a period of years will result in the relatively quick development of a championship physique.
- 1983, Joe Weider, The Weider System of Bodybuilding, page 4.
Usage notes[edit]
- Usually preceded by the definite article "the", but also used attributively.
Synonyms[edit]
- (period of slack business): low season, white week
Translations[edit]
period of slack business
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