Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A part of the year marked by a cessation or lessening of normal activity, as of a business.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or relating to a season of less than maximum demand.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That part of the
year whenbusiness is mostslack and there arefewest clients orvisitors - noun sports Period of time when regular
competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participating in competitions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
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Examples
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Bosh, of course, is referring to the off-season migration to Miami of himself and LeBron James to join forces with Dwyane Wade to form what many believe would be an unstoppable force.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROBERT MacLEOD 2011
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During my off-season from the National Football League, I try to make at least two trips to Sierra Leone.
Madieu Williams: I See Myself in the Children of Sierra Leone Madieu Williams 2011
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During my off-season from the National Football League, I try to make at least two trips to Sierra Leone.
Madieu Williams: I See Myself in the Children of Sierra Leone Madieu Williams 2011
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With lower viewing levels for network TV during the off-season, which is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy after years of neglect and programming reality schlock, I'm not sure the networks could charge ad rates that would justify the expense of some of these dramas.
Ask Matt: Death of Broadcast TV? Plus: Parenthood Defense, Glee, Repeat Rants and More 2011
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During my off-season from the National Football League, I try to make at least two trips to Sierra Leone.
Madieu Williams: I See Myself in the Children of Sierra Leone Madieu Williams 2011
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During my off-season from the National Football League, I try to make at least two trips to Sierra Leone.
Madieu Williams: I See Myself in the Children of Sierra Leone Madieu Williams 2011
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Because the vines have already been pruned and the tourists have yet to arrive in droves for the festivals and summer events and the wines are resting in tanks and barrels, chatting with a winemaker is easier in the off-season, which is what I did when I stopped by A.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Because the vines have already been pruned and the tourists have yet to arrive in droves for the festivals and summer events and the wines are resting in tanks and barrels, chatting with a winemaker is easier in the off-season, which is what I did when I stopped by A.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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We return during the off-season, which is our favorite, says Jonathan.
unknown title 2011
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He was full of stories and we were able talk about our off-season skiing adventures.
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