Definition of Off-season

1. Noun. The season when travel is least active and rates are lowest.

Generic synonyms: Season
Antonyms: High Season

Definition of Off-season

1. Noun. That part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors ¹

2. Noun. (sports) Period of time when regular competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participating in competitions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Off-season

off-model
off-off-Broadway
off-off-off Broadway
off-peak
off-piste
off-pister
off-put
off-putting
off-ramp
off-road
off-road bike
off-road motor vehicles
off-roader
off-roading
off-sale
off-season (current term)
off-site
off-slip
off-slips
off-speed
off-speed pitch
off-split
off-street
off-target
off-the-ball
off-the-books
off-the-charts
off-the-clock
off-the-cuff
off-the-peg

Literary usage of Off-season

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto by Marissa Fabris (2005)
"Caution: Many accommodations close during off-season, particularly in the mountains, by the sea and by the lake. If you're planning a trip during an ..."

2. Indoors and Out: The Homebuilders' Magazine (1905)
"The Off-Season Garden WHAT TO PLANT ON THE GROUNDS OF A SUBURBAN HOME UNOCCUPIED DURING MID-SUMMER BY CHARLES DOWNING LAY ONE reason why flower gardening is ..."

3. Making More Money in Storekeeping: By W. R. Hotchkin by William Rowland Hotchkin (1917)
"... Off-Season Criticism The public is sometimes downright inconsiderate and often quite thoughtless. The customer at the counter is thinking only of ..."

4. The Complete Lawn Tennis Player by Arthur Wallis Myers (1908)
"... lawn— How to sow seed—Some mowing and rolling tips—Renovating a court during the off season—The importance of a turf nursery—Asphalt surfaces compared—A ..."

5. Philadelphia Unemployment, with Special Reference to the Textile Industries by Joseph Henry Willits (1915)
"It is estimated by the secretary of the Women's Garment Manufacturers' Association that during this off season in the spring, as well as during the fall ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"Off-Season Bermuda's slow season, from November through February, has advantages all its own. Although the climate is always inviting, it is cooler and more ..."

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