off-hour

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf, of ouuh r, ou-er]
- /ɔf, ɒf aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
- /ɒf ˈaʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of ouuh r, ou-er]
- /ɔf, ɒf aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of off-hour word

noun off-hour an hour or other period when a person is not at a job: I spend my off-hours reading. 1
noun off-hour a period outside of rush hours or greatest activity: I travel by subway during the off-hours. 1
adjective off-hour of, relating to, or during an off-hour: The off-hour traffic will be lighter. 1
adjective off-hour not occurring during or pertaining to rush hour, regular business hours, or other busy periods of time 0

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Origin of off-hour

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Off-hour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Off-hour

off-hour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.