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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   runoff

   • IPA[ˈrənˌäf]

   美式

   • n.
     a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result；the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.

   • noun: run-off, plural noun: run-offs

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result he won only 49 percent of the vote, so a runoff will be held
   • 2. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc. the ratio of runoff to rainfall fertilizer runoff from the intensively farmed areas in the river basin
   • ▪ the water or other material that drains freely off the surface of something when it rains the runoff cascades down to the valley floor water polluted by runoffs from farmland

   instant runoff voting

   • n.
     an electoral system whereby voters rank candidates in order of preference. In the event that ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   instant runoff voting

   • n.
     another term for alternative vote

   Oxford Dictionary