off-peak periods

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• off-peak — ˌoff ˈpeak adjective [only before a noun] 1. TRAVEL off peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper than normal because fewer people are travelling, using electricity etc at that time: • discounts on off peak travel 2. COMMERCE off peak hours or… …   Financial and business terms

• off-peak — adj especially BrE 1.) off peak hours or periods are times that are less busy because fewer people want to do or use something ▪ Telephone charges are lower during off peak periods . 2.) off peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper because it is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• off-peak — adjective 1 off peak hours or periods are times when fewer people want to do or use something: Telephone charges are lower during off peak periods. 2 off peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper because it is done or used at these times …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Off peak —   Period of relatively low system demand. These periods often occur in daily, weekly, and seasonal patterns; these off peak periods differ for each individual electric utility.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… …   Energy terms

• off-peak — [ôf′pēk′] adj. of or pertaining to periods of time when activity, use, etc. is not at a peak …   English World dictionary

• Off-peak —   Periods of relatively low system demands …   Energy terms

• Peak Shifting —   The process of moving existing loads to off peak periods …   Energy terms

• Peak-load pricing — is a pricing technique applied to public goods, which is a particular case of a Lindahl equilibrium. Instead of different demands for the same public good, we consider the demands for a public good in different periods of the day, month or year,… …   Wikipedia

• Peak — The transition from the end of an economic expansion to the start of a contraction. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • …   Financial and business terms

• peak — The high point at the end of an economic expansion until the start of a contraction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • The… …   Financial and business terms

• peak — [[t]pi͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦♦ peaks, peaking, peaked 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp The peak of a process or an activity is the point at which it is at its strongest, most successful, or most fully developed. The party s membership has fallen from a… …   English dictionary