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Overtime vs Playoff - What's the difference?

overtime | playoff |

As nouns the difference between overtime and playoff

is that overtime is (uncountable) the working time outside of one's regular hours while playoff is a final game in a series needed to break a tie.

As an adverb overtime

is exceeding regular working hours.

overtime

English

(wikipedia overtime)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The working time outside of one's regular hours
    • Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime .
  • (sports, countable) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
    • That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime !
  • (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

    • Synonyms

    * (extra period of play) extra time

    Derived terms

    * over-timer, overtimer

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Exceeding regular working hours.

    • playoff

    English

    Alternative forms

    (wikipedia playoff) * play-off

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
  • (US) A short series of games to select a league champion.

    • See also

    *play off ----