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drop-off
[ drop-awf, -of ]
noun
- a vertical or very steep descent:
The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- a decline; decrease:
Sales have shown a considerable drop-off this year.
- a place where a person or thing can be left, received, accommodated, etc.:
a new drop-off for outpatients.
adjective
- applied when a rented vehicle is left elsewhere than at the point of hire:
to pay a drop-off charge.
drop off
verb
- intr to grow smaller or less; decline
- tr to allow to alight; set down
- informal.intr to fall asleep
noun
- a steep or vertical descent
- a sharp decrease
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drop-off1
Example Sentences
Owners would arrive half an hour early to three-hour-long drop-off programs in the middle of the day, insisting that we take their dogs early.
In the early stages, no drop-off was evident.
Witness CBS News’ ratings drop-off following O’Donnell’s final broadcast in January for a preview of what Llamas is likely in for.
“If they see that kind of drop-off, you’ll see smaller planes and less frequency and higher costs,†said John DiScala, publisher of the JohnnyJet.com newsletter and a frequent visitor to Canada.
It remains to be seen whether the drastic drop-off in illegal border crossings will continue.
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