Runoff

Noun

 * 1) That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
 * 2) Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.
 * The runoff of nitrates is poisoning the lake.
 * 1) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated
 * There will now be a runoff as neither front runner received more than 50% of the vote.

Derived terms

 * surface runoff

Thesaurus
bout, by-election, caucus, closed primary, congressional election, contest, contested election, decathlon, defluxion, direct primary, discharge, double-header, doubles, drain, drainage, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, election, event, exhalation, exhaust, flowoff, foursome, game, games of chance, general election, go, gush, mandatory primary, match, meet, nonpartisan primary, open primary, optional primary, outfall, outflow, outflowing, outpour, outpouring, partisan election, pentathlon, play, play-off, preference primary, presidential election, presidential preference primary, presidential primary, primary, primary election, race, referendum, runoff election, runoff primary, singles, sport, threesome, twosome

Alternative forms

 * run-off

Etymology
run + off

Translations

 * Czech: odtok
 * Finnish: valunta


 * German:
 * Russian: сток


 * Finnish: valunta


 * Finnish: toinen vaali, toinen äänestys
 * German:
 * Portuguese: segundo turno


 * Russian: повторные выборы
 * Spanish: segunda vuelta

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