Meaning
playoff
- a series of deciding games played after the regular season to determine a champion
In a sentence
La nostra squadra si è qualificata per i playoff all'ultima giornata.
Our team qualified for the playoffs on the final matchday.
I playoff inizieranno la prossima settimana con partite decisive.
The playoffs will start next week with decisive matches.
Hanno perso la prima partita dei playoff contro i rivali storici.
They lost the first game of the playoffs against their historic rivals.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| playoff | masculine · singular |
| playoff | masculine · plural |
| playoff | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword from English; masculine gender in Italian.
- Often used in the plural with masculine article: 'i playoff'.