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PUTOFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does putoff mean?
• PUTOFF (noun)
The noun PUTOFF has 1 sense:
1. a pretext for delay or inaction
Familiarity information: PUTOFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pretext for delay or inaction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("putoff" is a kind of...):
pretext; stalking-horse (something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason)
Derivation:
put off (hold back to a later time)
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