throw-off

== English == === Alternative forms === throwoff, throw off === Noun === throw-off (plural throw-offs) (UK) A start in a hunt or a race. A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose. A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off. (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period. (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax). (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for. The act of flinging or throwing something off. Something that is flung or thrown off. The deflection of a projectile at an angle. Something that has been discarded; a castoff. A red herring; something intended to throw people off. Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff. A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation. === Anagrams === offthrow