falloff

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noun

fall·​off ˈfȯl-ˌȯf How to pronounce falloff (audio)
: a decline especially in quantity or quality
a falloff in exports
a falloff of light intensity

fall off

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verb

fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off

intransitive verb

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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections. Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023 The falloff coincided with ownership's decision to move previous coach Pete Carroll into an advisory position after a 14-year run on the sideline that included two Super Bowl appearances. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024 In early May, the falls were overflowing from its falloff point 1,200 feet above. Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 There are many steps in the process, and the report measures the falloff along the way. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024 Part of the falloff is because Hollywood studios have been putting fewer films in theaters. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023 Amid fears of a possible falloff in American support, European leaders have vowed to increase their own aid to Ukraine. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023 And productivity growth has been ebbing since around 2005, with the falloff especially pronounced in the decade leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023 Rodgers is only a year removed from being the back-to-back league MVP but certainly had some falloff last year – which can be forgiven when a 39-year-old is playing through a broken thumb on his passing hand while trying to adapt to the absence of close friend and WR1 Davante Adams. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
Verb
But in some years, petals fall off more rapidly because of wind, rain or frost. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024 Eventually the sores will crust over and form scabs, which finally fall off. Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 Ten people were hurt in falls off a 30-foot border wall between the United States and Mexico, California officials told news outlets. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024 Shares of Apple slipped 0.6% after the iPhone hawker fell off of Goldman Sachs’ top stock pick list, while shares of the Google parent Alphabet fell 1.1%. Derek Saul, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 The driver of the Jeep that fell off the cliff was swept out to sea about 100 yards and then directed back to shore. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 An innovation came in 1912 when Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates used nuts and bolts to create a device that allowed sunglasses to flip up under the brim of the baseball cap, solving the problem of regular glasses falling off. Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 In his portraits of African Americans, faces are often lit so one side is bright and the other falls off into darkness. Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Searchers offered no guess as to what happened to the occupants, but noted the vehicle is not believed to have fallen off a transport truck. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1789, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of falloff was in 1613

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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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