: a decline especially in quantity or quality
a falloff in exports
a falloff of light intensity
fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off
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of a ship
: to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed
Examples of falloff in a Sentence
Noun
the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable
Verb
the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The change in approach comes after a precipitous falloff in the U.K.’s overseas-aid spending in recent years and is nothing like the ambitious poverty-reduction agenda of the previous Labour government.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Hao Lam, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
And that’s how one day in paradise falls off the calendar.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Maelstrom of Madness and Gamma Maelstrom now have damage falloff starting at 5 meters and reduced to 70% at 8 meters.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The change in approach comes after a precipitous falloff in the U.K.’s overseas-aid spending in recent years and is nothing like the ambitious poverty-reduction agenda of the previous Labour government.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
This year, don't let your goals fall off the radar.
—Hao Lam, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
And that’s how one day in paradise falls off the calendar.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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