offseason

noun

off·​sea·​son ˈȯf-ˌsē-zᵊn How to pronounce offseason (audio)
variants or less commonly off-season
plural offseasons also off-seasons
: a time of suspended or reduced activity
It's cheaper to visit the area during the offseason.
off-season travel
especially : the time during which an athlete is not training or competing
During the offseason, he put on another eight pounds of muscle and when he got to spring training, his Red Sox uniform was too tight. Mel Antonen
After undergoing arthroscopic surgery in the off-season, Hardaway says he's ready to put last year's disappointment behind him. Marty Burns
an offseason football trade
off-season training
off-season adverb
or less commonly offseason
traveling off-season

Examples of offseason in a Sentence

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He was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Panthers this past offseason, with the Steelers sending Johnson and a seventh-round pick to Carolina in exchange for cornerback Donte Jackson and a sixth-round pick. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Jackson, meanwhile, is in a contract year after not signing a contract extension in the offseason. Tony East, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Now, on the heels of two big years for European travel, many customers are fresh off their big trips to popular destinations such as Spain and Italy, which means fewer people to fill seats in the offseason. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024 Hernández is 32 years old, and will certainly be looking for a higher-dollar, longer-term contract this offseason. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 The Ravens defense went through a major change in the offseason. Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024 For the third time in the last three offseasons, the Giants will attempt to sign a superstar in the prime of his career. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024 The timing for expansion comes with the league having a full offseason to catch its collective breath after having six month last year to essentially start from scratch to open play on Jan. 1. John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2024 With Towns — a career 39.8% shooter from beyond the arc — along with the acquisition of Mikal Bridges in the offseason, who averaged 19.6 points per game last season, New York suddenly has the look of a team that can match up with the defending champs, the Boston Celtics. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of offseason was in 1847

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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

off-season

noun
ˈȯf-ˌsēz-ᵊn
: a time when some activity is suspended or reduced
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