cutoff
UK/kəˈtɒf//kəˈtɔf/
cutoff noun: the point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
Noun
cutoff (countable and uncountable, plural cutoffs)
- The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
- A cutoff point (cutoff value, threshold value, cutpoint): the amount set by an operational definition as the transition point between states in a discretization or dichotomization.
- A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
- A device that stops the flow of a current.
- A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
- A cessation in a flow or activity.
- If the treatment is approved, a script is written. If the script is approved, it goes into production. But this is usually a long and painful process. A cutoff can take place (and often does) at any step along the way.1985, Alfred Brenner, The TV Scriptwriter's Handbook, page 144
- The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
- Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
- […] I spotted through the window a young woman casually crossing Astor Place wearing a pair of cutoffs, some sandals and — it is fully legal to do this — naked above the waist.2021 July 22, Guy Trebay, “Suddenly It’s Bare Season”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
- A horizontal line separating sections of the page.
- Light-face type, cutoffs, borders and rules are the universal plan. No black body matter and almost no black headlines appear.1919, The Washington Newspaper
Adjective
cutoff (not comparable)
- Constituting a limit or ending.
- Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.
cutoff meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
cutoff in Hindi
- कटऑफ, कटऑफ़
cutoff in Tamil
- கட்ஆஃப்
cutoff in Marathi
- कटऑफ
cutoff in Bengali
- কাটঅফ
More languagesFewer languages
- cutoff in Telugu
- కట్ఆఫ్
- cutoff in Malayalam
- കട്ട്ഓഫ്
- cutoff in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಆಫ್
- cutoff in Punjabi
- ਕਟਆਫ
- cutoff in Gujarati
- કટઓફ, કટઑફ
- cutoff in Odia
- କଟଅଫ୍, କାଟଅଫ୍, କଟଆଫ୍
Examples of cutoff in a sentence
- I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.
- Note that we can think of grammaticality as a continuous measure, with a cutoff at zero frequency.
- Her cutoffs, mini-tee, and suspenders seem to cover more than Fairymon's fan-servicey outfit.
Forms of cutoff
| plural | cutoffs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cut off |
| alternative form | cut-off |
Origin of cutoff
Deverbal from cut off.
Words formed from cutoff
Phrases with cutoff
Questions about cutoff
- What does cutoff mean?
- Cutoff means the point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
- What is cutoff in Hindi?
- Cutoff in Hindi is कटऑफ, कटऑफ़. See Cutoff meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cutoff?
- Cutoff can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cutoff?
- Cutoff is pronounced /kəˈtɒf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cutoff?
- The plural of cutoff is cutoffs.
Words near cutoff in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cutoff (page history and authors); cutoff (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cutoff (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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