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payoff point [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Team Sports (General)
- Various Sports (General)
- Water Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- payoff point
1, record 1, English, payoff%20point
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A point which is worth for all the effort put in the game or the sport. 1, record 1, English, - payoff%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually the point which makes the team or the individual athlete the winner of a series, a championship or a title. Used in sports where the results are in points as in baseball, curling, gymnastics, shooting, diving, etc. 1, record 1, English, - payoff%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
payoff: (Informal) A dividing of the returns from some undertaking among those having an interest in it. 2, record 1, English, - payoff%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
- Sports nautiques (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point payant
1, record 1, French, point%20payant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point victorieux 1, record 1, French, point%20victorieux
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- point décisif 1, record 1, French, point%20d%C3%A9cisif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point marqué ou obtenu qui rapporte ou profite à l'équipe ou à l'athlète qui se l'est mérité en en faisant le gagnant de la série, du championnat ou du titre convoité et qui compense pour les nombreuses heures d'entraînement et d'effort. 1, record 1, French, - point%20payant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point payant : Expression au figuré qui rend le mieux le terme anglais. Les deux autres expressions sont les équivalents corrects dans un mode de penser français. 1, record 1, French, - point%20payant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
payant : (Figuré) Qui paie, qui profite, rapporte. 2, record 1, French, - point%20payant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Termes utilisés dans les sports où des points s'accumulent comme au baseball, au curling, en gymnastique, en tir, en plongeon, etc. 1, record 1, French, - point%20payant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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