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How to pronounce cutoff in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crosscut, shortcut
Type of road, route
Type Words
Type of limit, limitation
Type Words
Type of device

Examples of cutoff

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He missed the cutoff man by 15 feet as the ball bounced into the Rockies'dugout.
From the denverpost.com
Bramlett shot a 4-under 68 to sneak inside the cutoff for a Tour card next year.
From the stltoday.com
Companies still have to place their orders by Jan. 31, the original cutoff date.
From the latimes.com
Some card issuers have used morning or afternoon cutoff times to levy late fees.
From the post-gazette.com
There is no specific income cutoff for eligibility for need-based financial aid.
From the thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com
Cutoff frequency is the frequency beyond which the filter will not pass signals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Comment Very interesting, but there is a significant cutoff from left and right.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But some of the team say choosing a size cutoff for the definition is arbitrary.
From the newscientist.com
The Penguins, with 15 wins and 35 points, were flirting with the playoff cutoff.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • A designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
  • Shortcut: a route shorter than the usual one
  • A device that terminates the flow in a pipe
  • In theoretical physics, cutoff is the maximal or minimal value of energy, momentum, or length, so that the objects with even larger or smaller values than these physical quantities are ignored. It is usually represented within a particular energy or length scale, such as Planck units.
  • Blanking and piercing are shearing processes in which a punch and die are used to modify webs. The tooling and processes are the same between the two, only the terminology is different: in blanking the punched out piece is used and called a blank; in piercing the punched out piece is scrap. ...
  • In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser.
  • The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited; A road, path of channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut; A device that stops the flow of a current; A cessation in a flow or activity; The second to last player to act after the flop, turn and river in Texas ...
  • (Cut-offs) are homemade shorts made by cutting the legs off trousers, typically jeans, above the knee. The cut is not finished and the fabric is left to fray. Originally a practical use of trousers whose knees have worn through, they are now a type of shorts in their own right.
  • (Cut-Offs) The lowest grade of mineralised material that qualifies as Mineral Resources in a given deposit.