threshold
noun
the sill of a doorway.
thresholds
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pluralof threshold.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The landfill’s leachate is composed of concentrations of benzene above hazardous waste thresholds and, on occasion, methyl ethyl ketone above hazardous waste thresholds, as well as other harmful constituents at varying concentrations, the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Income tax thresholds, which have been frozen under successive chancellors, are expected to start to rise again after 2031.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The new options vest if Trade Desk’s stock reaches price thresholds from $18 to $105 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The same thresholds apply to heads of household and qualifying surviving spouses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
They only looked different on holidays, when girls decorated their family’s paths and thresholds with painted patterns called alpanas, just as their ancestors had done for generations.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
