cutoff
pronunciation
How to pronounce cutoff in British English:
UK ['kʌtɔ:f]
How to pronounce cutoff in American English:
US [ˈkʌtˌɔf, -ˌɑf]
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- Noun:
- a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
- a route shorter than the usual one
- a device that terminates the flow in a pipe
Word Origin
- cutoff (n.)
- 1640s, "act of cutting off," also "portion cut off," from verbal phrase cut off (late 14c.). Of rivers, from 1773; of roads, from 1806; of clothing (adj.), from 1840.
Example
- 1. Danger of injury and material damage due to incorrect handling of cutoff relay !
- 2. The worst right-wing demands were dropped , including a cutoff of funds to providers of abortion and family planning , and an end to regulation of greenhouse gases .
- 3. While europe would suffer more directly from the cutoff of iranian crude than would the united states , which does not buy oil from tehran , the knock-on effect of a disruption would drive prices higher around the globe .
- 4. March 31is the cutoff date for applications to be accepted .
- 5. Meanwhile , internet service began returning to the country wednesday after days of an unprecedented cutoff .