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off-peak

 
Dictionary: off-peak
(ôf'pēk', ŏf'-)
adj.
Not in the period of most frequent or heaviest use: lower rates for telephone calls made during off-peak hours; travelers who take advantage of off-peak fares.


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Period of minimum usage, often used as a basis for usage charges. The telephone company has off-peak rates during the late-night and holiday periods.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of a period of less than maximal use or demand or activity
  Antonym: peak (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uden for højsæsonen, uden for spidsbelastningstidspunktet
adv. - uden for højsæsonen, uden for spidsbelastningstidspunktet

Nederlands (Dutch)
goedkoop (stroom), buiten spitsuur geldend (tarief)

Français (French)
adj. - aux heures creuses, hors saison, (Élec) de nuit (un tarif), (Télécom) aux heures des appels à prix réduit
adv. - (Télécom) aux heures des appels à prix réduit, aux heures creuses, hors saison, (Élec) de nuit (un tarif)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - außerhalb der Spitzenzeiten
adv. - außerhalb der Spitzenzeiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εκτός αιχμής

Italiano (Italian)
di minore attività

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - saído do pico

Русский (Russian)
в часы затишья

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de menor consumo, de menos tráfico, de menos afluencia
adv. - de menor consumo, de menos tráfico, de menos afluencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inte maximal, låg-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
非尖峰的, 非高峰的, 非尖峰地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非尖峰的, 非高峰的
adv. - 非尖峰地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 러시아워를 벗어난
adv. - 한산기에

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最高でない時の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في غير أوقات الاستعمال القصوى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לשימוש כאשר לא קיים הביקוש הגדול ביותר‬
adv. - ‮בפעמים בהן לא קיים הביקוש הגדול ביותר‬


 
 

 

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