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Definition of castoff

castoff

/ˈkæstˌɔːf/
cast · off
Plural:castoffs
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• adjective

1

Discarded or rejected as no longer wanted or useful, especially referring to clothing.

Example

"The community theater relied heavily on castoff furniture and donated costumes for its productions."

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• noun

1

A person or thing that has been discarded or rejected as no longer wanted, especially an article of clothing.

Example

"As the youngest of four brothers, he grew up wearing his older siblings' castoffs."

2

In printing, an estimate of the amount of space or number of pages that a given manuscript or text will occupy when set in type.

Example

"The production editor performed a quick castoff of the manuscript to determine the book's final page count."

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• Rhymes for castoff

• Nearby Words

castlereagh
castling
castmate
castoff
castor
castrate
castration

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Castoff. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/castoff
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