off-label

[ awf-ley-buhl, of‐ ]

/ ˈɔfˈleɪ bəl, ˈɒf‐ /

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adjective Informal.

of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.

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Words nearby off-label

offish, off-island, off-islander, off-key, off-kilter, off-label, offlap, off-licence, off-license, off-limits, offline

How to use off-label in a sentence

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
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The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
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Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.
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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
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New York is like one of those nightmares a certain class of writers project and label 'Earth in the Year 2000.'
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I did not label him efficiency-expert, for printers have always been notoriously allergic to that title.
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Jean was to be an architect—God knows why—but Aristide settled it, definitely, off-hand.
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British Dictionary definitions for off-label

off label

adjective, adverb (off-label when prenominal)

(of a prescription drug) relating to use, or being used, in ways for which it has not been approved

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