# cutoff

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈtɒf/ · frequency rank #22,052

## Definitions
1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
2. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
3. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
4. A device that stops the flow of a current.
5. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
6. A cessation in a flow or activity.
7. The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
8. Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
9. A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.
10. A horizontal line separating sections of the page.

## Etymology
Deverbal from cut off.

## Easily confused with
- **cutout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cutoff-vs-cutout)
- **cuff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuff-vs-cutoff)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccutoff`, `ctuoff`, `cuotff`, `cutfof`, `cutof`, `cuttoff`, `uctoff`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cutoff