playing field

noun

1

: a field for various games

especially : the part of a field officially marked off for play

2

: a set of conditions for competition

—usually used in such phrases as a level playing field

Examples of playing field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Crown tilted the playing field in favor of the company by giving it a monopoly over the legal market. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Chaminade’s building program begins as one of its Mission League members, Harvard-Westlake, prepares to unveil its River Park Sports Complex in early 2027 that includes a pool, gymnasium, two playing fields, a parking lot, tennis courts and a cafe. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Tech advances equal the playing field Gone are the days of pulling ropes and lifting weights on the yachts. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Alvaro Bedoya, former Federal Trade Commission commissioner under President Biden, said a freeze could make the playing field more uneven by putting pressure on smaller companies in ways that could prove ruinous. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for playing field

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed

Kids Definition

playing field

noun

: a field for various games

especially : the part of a field marked off for play