route vs cutoff

route and cutoff both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
route	Yes	No	Yes	No
cutoff	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cutoff is a hyponym of route; that is, cutoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than route:

route (noun)	cutoff (noun)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation	a route shorter than the usual one
an established line of travel or access	a device that terminates the flow in a pipe
	a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

route (verb)	cutoff (verb)
send via a specific route
divert in a specified direction
send documents or materials to appropriate destinations