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
dropped off; dropping off; drops off
: to fall asleep
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
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Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
There will be a pick-up and drop-off area, however, and shuttles will be running all afternoon.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Thousands of Ohioans could drop off Medicaid or face new barriers to coverage even as the state prepares for an extra infusion of federal money.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The drop-off program is in partnership with Universal Waste.
—Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
There will be a pick-up and drop-off area, however, and shuttles will be running all afternoon.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Verb
After ascending to world No. 1 at just 20 years old and racking up five Slam titles in a five-year period, Świątek had dropped off a bit.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Thousands of Ohioans could drop off Medicaid or face new barriers to coverage even as the state prepares for an extra infusion of federal money.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
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“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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