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Meaning of Cutoff | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kəˈtɒf

Definitions

  1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
    countable, uncountable
  2. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A device that stops the flow of a current.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
    countable, uncountable
  6. A cessation in a flow or activity.
    countable, uncountable
  7. The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
    countable, uncountable
  8. Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
    countable, in-plural, uncountable
  9. A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
    countable, uncountable
  10. A horizontal line separating sections of the page.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية القطع
Deutsch Obergrenze
Bahasa Indonesia batas
日本語 期限
Українська відключення

Examples

“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.”
“[…] 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.”
“Light-face type, cutoffs, borders and rules are the universal plan. No black body matter and almost no black headlines appear.”

CEFR level

C2
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