Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutoff

/kəˈtɔf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: cut-off
IPA: /kəˈtɔf/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A device that stops the flow of a current.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cessation in a flow or activity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Deverbal from cut off.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈtɔf/
British English: /kəˈtɒf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cutoffs (plural) cut off (alternative) cut-off (alternative)

Phrases

avulsive cutoff cutoff low cutoff time final order cutoff Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cutoff

Frequently Paired Words

cutback cutdown offcut

Synonyms

shortcut crosscut

Questions

How do you pronounce cutoff?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtɔf/.
What does cutoff mean?: The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
Where does cutoff come from?: Deverbal from cut off.

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