How to say "cutoff" in Japanese

• カットオフ
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the act of cutting something off in contexts such as audio, electrical flow, or production. A katakana loanword that is less common, so it is not always the word you want for 'cutoff'.
• 期限きげんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA common word meaning time limit or deadline; this is what you want when 'cutoff' refers to a date or time by which something must be done.
  すべてのレポートは期限きげんを守まもって提出ていしゅつされなければならない。↗

  All essays must be handed in on time.

Use 「カットオフ」 for the act of cutting something off, as with audio, electrical flow, or production, though it is less common; for a cutoff date or deadline, the common word is 期限.

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• カットオフcutoff (e.g. audio, electrical flow, production)
• 期限きげんtime limit