1 [C] a second vote or competition that is held to find a winner because two competitors in the first competition got the same result:
She won 55% of the votes in the run-off. * to hold a run-off ballot / election / vote
2 [U,C] rain, water or other liquid that runs off land into streams and rivers:
Agricultural run-off containing pesticides is polluting the river.
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