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runoff definition

run·off (run′ôf′)

noun

  1. ☆ something that runs off, as rain in excess of the amount absorbed by the ground
  2. a deciding, final race, election, etc. as in case of a tie

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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