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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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of off-season1

First recorded in 1840–50
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The Italian will hope to offer greater resistance in their latest meeting after working to improve his serve in the off-season.

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“This might mean traveling somewhere during the off-season or shoulder season. Or driving instead of flying. Or taking an early flight or a late flight or a connecting flight.â€

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However, counties are not required to monitor water quality during off-season months, so many counties opt not to do so from November to March.

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And last year, the Tasmanian tourist board posted "adverts" for jobs including wallaby walker and paranormal investigator, in a bid to encourage more tourism to the island during the off-season.

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But not at the Love Hotel, aka the swanky resort that producers have turned into a “Bachelor in Paradiseâ€-esque setting for Housewives to get their groove back during the off-season.

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