switch-off
noun
the act or process of switching off a power supply, light source, appliance, etc.
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switch off
switch offverbto cause (a device) to stop operating by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn off
switch-off
American
[swich-awf, -of]
/ ˈswɪtʃˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
switch off
British
verb
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to cause (a device) to stop operating by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn off
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informal to cease to interest or be interested; make or become bored, alienated, etc
switch off
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of switch-off
Noun use of verb phrase switch off
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After the switch-off point, geomagnetic storms became less extreme and followed a 27-day pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The method focuses on the number of sunspots present at a newly identified "switch-off" stage in the solar cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The switch-off will begin on a smaller scale, and affected homes and businesses will be contacted by suppliers "well ahead of time", the energy department said.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Fuel poverty campaigners said the switch-off process had been "doomed to failure" after it became clear that the 30 June deadline was "simply unachievable".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
"With a switch-off on the automatic, if they fail?"
From What Need of Man? by Harold Calin
Virgin Media O2 recently called for urgent reform after being "forced" to switch off dozens of mobile sites across London because of new building developments.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a 2025 survey of over 6,000 people in six countries, only one in five said they would switch off personalised recommendations if they could, she noted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Consumers are not looking for it, and if they are, they don’t care enough about it to switch off of their brands,” Shufelt said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It's nice just to switch off and you're not going to have someone's camera in your face or a flash going off in a room and ruin it for you," Arron said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I switch off Google and hop onto Facebook.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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