drop-off

1 of 2

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

The company is also debuting a concierge service at O'Hare, where an airport ambassador meets travelers at airport drop-off lanes outside the airport and guides them through screening all the way to their gates. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 June 2026

The first day of drop-offs, the route got off-schedule. —Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026

Verb

After being driven to San Diego, Williams was dropped off several houses from the home the family had rented, prosecutors said. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

That’s because a significant number of the total votes come in as mail ballots are dropped off on Election Day, according to the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the election process. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 June 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