run-off

🇺🇸 /ˈrʌn ɔːf/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrʌn ɒf/
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An additional election or competition that is held when the first one ends with a tie.

The two candidates had a tie, so they had a run-off to decide the winner.

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Water that flows away from a surface, like rainwater that goes from the ground into rivers.

The run-off from the farm's fields is causing pollution in the nearby stream.

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n. An additional election or competition that is held when the first one ends with a tie.; Water that flows away from a surface, like rainwater that goes from the ground into rivers.