- off year
- noun1. a year in which productivity is low or inferior• Hypernyms: ↑year, ↑twelvemonth, ↑yr2. a year in which no major political elections are held• Hypernyms: ↑year, ↑twelvemonth, ↑yr
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noun: a year characterized by or noted for diminished activity or inferior production: asa. : a year in which there are no national elections; especially : a year in which no president is elected — compare midtermb. : the year of light bearing in biennial-bearing fruit trees* * *
—off-year, adj.1. a year without a major, esp. presidential, election.2. a year marked by reduced or inferior production or activity in a particular field, as farming, business, or sports: With its wet, cold summer, this was an off year for grapes.[1870-75]* * *
n.1) a year in which there is no major election, esp. one in which there is a congressional election but no presidential election[as adj.]
November was an off-year election month2) a year that is inferior or substandard compared to previous onesit's very difficult to make good wines in off years
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noun, pl ⋯ years [count]1 : a year in which activity or production is lower than usualIt has been an off year for auto sales.
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a year in which there are no important elections, especially no election for presidentDerived Word: ↑off-year
Useful english dictionary. 2012.