tip-off

== English == === Alternative forms === tipoff === Etymology === Deverbal from tip off. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tip-off (plural tip-offs) (idiomatic) An obvious clue or indication. (idiomatic) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority. ==== Related terms ==== tip off (verb) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “tip-off”, in Collins English Dictionary. “tip-off”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “tip-off”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “tip-off”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.