jumpoff

/ˈdʒʌmpˌɔf/
noun
  1. A decisive contest or competition to determine a winner, especially in sports or games.
    • The two teams faced a jumpoff to decide the championship after the tie.
    • The chess tournament ended with a jumpoff between the top two players.
    • In the track meet, a jumpoff was held to break the tie in the high jump.
  2. A starting point or beginning of an activity or process.
    • They used the holiday as a jumpoff to launch their business.
    • The first chapter of the book is the jumpoff for the entire story.
    • The meeting was the jumpoff for the new project.
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