Lexic.us

Definition of Off year

1. Noun. A year in which productivity is low or inferior.

2. Noun. A year in which no major political elections are held.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Off Year

off the hook off the hook(p) off the mark off the radar off the rails off the record off the reservation off the table off the top of one's head off the wagon

off the wall off vocal off white off worlder off worlders off year (current term) off your guard offa offal offals

offbase offbear offbeat offbeats offboard offcap offcast offcasts offcome offcomer

Literary usage of Off year

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of a Page: Thirty Years of Public Service and Public Discussion in by John Langdon Heaton (1913)
"... Off-year Election of 1887 and Cleveland's Tariff Message — Harrison's Nomination and Election — The Murchison Letter and the Campaign—The "Great ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1884)
"DELONG: In answer to that I will say that we have-what is called an off year and an on year. One year they bear extremely heavy, and the next year they bear ..."

3. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, British Soviet Friendship Society (1922)
"If a tree is in its off year, but still blossoming somewhat, fertilizer application may, by increasing the set and the off-year crop, ..."

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