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   Run·off

   /ˈrənˌäf/

   

   noun

   • 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"
   • ▪ the water or other material that drains freely off the surface of something: "when it rains the runoff cascades down to the valley floor"

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

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