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cutoff score

(also cut-off score)
 
 
noun [C]

Definition

the minimum number of points that someone must score on a test in order to be considered for a job, etc.: The cutoff score for trainee selection is 25.
(Definition of cutoff score noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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