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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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
On top of the blank sailings, major container vessels like Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) are also resorting to scrapping full services on the China-to-U.S. route amid the drop-off in cargo demand.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Roman was born in 1942 in a home for unwed mothers and was dropped off at a Dallas orphanage as a child.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That per-game work is top five in the league and there’s a substantial drop-off to Pyotr Kochetkov should Andersen miss any games in this series.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
On top of the blank sailings, major container vessels like Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) are also resorting to scrapping full services on the China-to-U.S. route amid the drop-off in cargo demand.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Verb
The Loren arranged for Oleander Cycles to drop off and pick up a scooter at the hotel for us, so the process couldn’t have been easier.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Roman was born in 1942 in a home for unwed mothers and was dropped off at a Dallas orphanage as a child.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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