1. a point or level at which something is stopped or limited
2. a road or passage that provides a shorter route
3. shorts made by cutting off the legs of pants
Usage: informal

1. having a specified limit or boundary

Examples

• The cutoff date for applications is March 15th.
• Students need a score of 80 or higher to meet the cutoff.
• We took the cutoff through the mountains to save time.
• She wore denim cutoffs and a t-shirt to the beach.
• The power cutoff lasted for three hours.
• There’s a cutoff age of 65 for this program.
• The river created a natural cutoff between the two towns.