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 of drop-off

Noun

• decrease
• reduction
• drop
• decline
• dent

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

Outside of Arizona, other states are starting to see substantial drop-offs in enrollment since the law was enacted, including a 24% decline in Georgia and a 12% decline in Virginia and Tennessee as of January, according to the most recent federal data available. —Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 11 May 2026

Brooklyn is left picking through the best of the rest in a draft where the drop-off after the top four still feels like a cliff. —Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026

Verb

Concert films typically drop off a cliff after Week 1, as the bulk of the box office is tied up in pre-sales and attendance from the biggest fans in the first weekend. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 May 2026

Anyone outside the area can drop off donations directly at Moraine Township, 800 Central Avenue, Highland Park. —Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drop-off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff