Is Kickoff One Word?

Kickoff is the noun and adjective spelling in American English. Kick-off is the noun and adjective spelling in British English. Kick off is a verb phrase in both language communities.

Is kickoff 1 word or 2?

1 Answer. In American and Canadian publications, kickoff is a noun and an adjective, and kick off is its corresponding phrasal verb. For instance, it is one word in “the kickoff time is noon” and “you missed the kickoff” because it is an adjective in the first example and a noun in the second.

Is kick off hyphenated?

When it's used as a verb, "kick off" is written as two words, and the correct past tense is "kicked off."