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Eliminate vs Cutout - What's the difference?

eliminate | cutout |

As a verb eliminate

is
To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.

As a noun cutout is

something that has been cut out from something else.

eliminate

English

Verb

(eliminat)
  • To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
  • (slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  • (physiology) To excrete (waste products).
  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
  • Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
    John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  • (accounting) To record amounts in a to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. FindMyBestCPA.com - Consolidated Statements (Interco eliminations)
  • Synonyms

    * See also * abrogate * abolish

    Synonyms

    * give the chop to * give the boot to * give the sack to * give the walking papers to * vote off

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    cutout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that has been cut out from something else
  • Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current
  • An intermediary who communicates between members of a clandestine organization
  • A free-standing, rigid print (usu. life-sized), often used for promotional purposes
  • (computing) Clip art