Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offcut

/ˈɒfkʌt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: off-cut
IPA: /ˈɒfkʌt/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

noun

A piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.

adj

adj

Excess; surplus.

Example Sentences

"Many stockholders operate in a restricted space and it is thus difficult to allocate much room to offcut storage."
"We may observe a tool mark (slice made in hot metal), showing that the smith tried to offcut a small piece of metal 30 mm long and 6 by 7 mm in section, and it is possible, given its size, that it was intended for producing a nail [...]"
"The PPITB's Education Service of the Plastics Industry (ESPI) believes that if there is to be sustained use of plastics in schools, there must be some support by industry to give schools access to offcut or surplus material for project [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English ofcutten, of-kitten, equivalent to off- + cut.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: off
Root: ofcutten

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɒfkʌt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

offcuts (present, singular) offcutting (participle, present) offcuts (plural) more offcut (comparative) most offcut (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce offcut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒfkʌt/.
What does offcut mean?: To cut off.
Where does offcut come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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