cut-off
noun/ˈkʌt ɒf/
/ˈkʌt ɔːf/
- a point or limit when you stop something
- Is there a cut-off point between childhood and adulthood?
- Set a cut-off date for work to be finished.
- 2 500 g is the standard cut-off below which infants are categorized as ‘low birthweight’.
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- the act of stopping the supply of something
- The government announced a cut-off in overseas aid.
- cut-offs[plural] trousers that have been made shorter by cutting off part of the legs
- wearing frayed cut-offs
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