# playout

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
2. (also play-out) A relegation playoff; a game or short series of games needed to decide relegation.

## Etymology
From play + out.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/playout