playing field

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playing field

noun playing fields · field of play

A field on which a game, especially a ball game, is played.
Similar: playfield
figuratively Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies. A shake-up of transport taxes is needed to create a 'level green playing field' that better reflects how environmentally damaging each mode of transport is.

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noun field on which a game is played

Español	campo de deportes

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@misc{playing_field_2026,
  title = {playing field},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/playing%20field},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}