drop-off

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noun

ˈdräp-ˌȯf 

1

: a very steep or perpendicular descent

2

: a marked dwindling or decline

a drop-off in attendance

3

: the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery

drop-off points along the route

drop off

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verb

ˌdräp-ˈȯf 

dropped off; dropping off; drops off

intransitive verb

: to fall asleep

Synonyms

Noun

• abatement
• decline
• decrease
• decrement
• dent
• depletion
• depression
• diminishment
• diminution
• drop
• fall
• falloff
• loss
• reduction
• shrinkage
• step-down

Examples of drop-off in a Sentence

Noun

the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade

Verb

my interest in photography has dropped off over the years

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Its performance remains consistently high even as the input sequence length increases, where other models tend to show steep drop-offs in accuracy. —Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025

Denver saw major drop-off when each Jones and Locke missed time this year, so adding to the group is on the table regardless. —Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025

Verb

The safety play dropped off after the free-agent departures of Xavier McKinney and Julian Love in the past two offseasons. —Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

The afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 21, a school bus dropped off the Hernando County student, who then began walking north alongside an unpaved and unmarked road in Brooksville, according to law enforcement. —Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above