off season

off sea·son

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf, of see-zuh n]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈsi zən/
- /ɒf ˈsiːzn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of see-zuh n]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈsi zən/

Definitions of off season words

noun off season a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season. 1
noun off season a time of year when business, manufacturing activity, etc., is less than normal or at an unusually low point. 1
adjective off season of, relating to, or during the off-season: off-season hotel rates. 1
adverb off season in or during the off-season: Traveling off-season is the easiest way to save vacation money. 1
adverb off season outside the busiest period 1
noun off season period outside the busiest time 1

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Origin of off season

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Off season

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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off season popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

off season usage trend in Literature

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