cutoff

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
2. (countable, uncountable)The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
3. (countable, uncountable)A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
4. (countable, uncountable)A device that stops the flow of a current.
5. (countable, uncountable)A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
6. (countable, uncountable)A cessation in a flow or activity.

   “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.”

7. (countable, uncountable)The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
8. (countable, in-plural, uncountable)Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.

   “[…] 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.”

9. (countable, uncountable)A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
10. (countable, uncountable)A horizontal line separating sections of the page.

    “Light-face type, cutoffs, borders and rules are the universal plan. No black body matter and almost no black headlines appear.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Constituting a limit or ending.
2. (not-comparable)Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.