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- Dictionaryrun·off/ˈrənˌäf/
noun
- 1. a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result: "he won only 49 percent of the vote, so a runoff will be held"
- 2. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.: "the ratio of runoff to rainfall"
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runoff noun (LIQUID) [ C or U ] water from rain or melting snow, or liquid from an industrial or farming process, that flows into a place such as a river: Reduced runoff means less water for irrigation. The plants are fed and watered via an irrigation system, using run-off from the roof.
a deciding final contest held after one in which there has been no decisive victor, as between two contestants who have tied for first place. Also called rundown. a continual or prolonged reduction, especially in quantity or supply: a runoff in bank deposits; a sharp runoff in business inventories.
The meaning of RUNOFF is a final race, contest, or election to decide an earlier one that has not resulted in a decision in favor of any one competitor.
A runoff is an additional election that resolves an inconclusive one. If there’s a tie for class president, the candidates will need a runoff election to see who gets the job. A runoff is also an overflow of water.
to quickly and easily write something that is usually slow or difficult to write, such as a piece of poetry or music: Kate can run off a sonnet in half an hour on any subject you like. US. to win points easily in a competition: Iowa ran off 12 straight points to take the lead. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
RUNOFF meaning: 1. an extra vote to decide who wins an election or competition because there is no clear winner…. Learn more.
n. 1. a. Water, such as rainfall, and any sediments or other substances carried with it, that is not absorbed by the soil but instead flows away over the ground. b. The overflow of fluid from a container. 2. An extra election or competition held to decide a winner following an earlier, inconclusive election or competition.
A runoff is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no one has yet clearly won. There will be a runoff between these two candidates on December 9th.
Runoff, in hydrology, quantity of water discharged in surface streams. Runoff includes not only the waters that travel over the land surface and through channels to reach a stream but also interflow, the water that infiltrates the soil surface and travels by means of gravity toward a stream channel.
A runoff election, also known as a two-round system or ballotage, is a method of voting used to elect a single candidate. In a runoff election, voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate, ensuring a majoritarian result rather than a simple-plurality result as in other voting systems.
