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Word: threshold (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • by extension An entrance
  • engineering The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit
  • The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
  • The outset of an action or project
  • The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
  • The start of the landing area of a runway
  • The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due

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