falloff

1 of 2

noun

fall·​off ˈfȯl-ˌȯf 

: a decline especially in quantity or quality

a falloff in exports

a falloff of light intensity

fall off

2 of 2

verb

fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off

intransitive verb

1

: trend sense 2b

2

of a ship : to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed

Synonyms

Noun

• decrease
• reduction
• decline
• drop
• dent

Verb

• curve

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

While season 1 and season 2 both started identically, there has been a dramatic falloff for season 2 now while word of mouth was spreading about season 1. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

That falloff came as America struggled with the 2008-09 housing crisis, which sparked economic misery and brought unemployment to a staggering 10%. —Camila Bernal, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025

Verb

On the services side, those were lifted by a spike in airfare prices, which have moved higher after demand fell off due to economic and air safety uncertainty. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025

Daniel, having fallen off the side of a mountain on a rock-climbing trip with Cherry, is in the hospital, unconscious and fighting for his life. —Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1789, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for falloff

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