: a decline especially in quantity or quality
a falloff in exports
a falloff of light intensity
fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off
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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
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
But the gains among older women are nowhere near enough to counter the sharp falloff in younger generations.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, the 40-year-old 11-time world major marathon winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was with the lead pack coming off the Queensboro bridge at around the 17-mile mark before falling off slightly.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The factors behind the falloff are multifaceted and several are systemic in nature.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
But the gains among older women are nowhere near enough to counter the sharp falloff in younger generations.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Indian films are highly valued at the North American box office but often do 80% of their business with Indian audiences and families on the first day of release, then fall off dramatically.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, the 40-year-old 11-time world major marathon winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was with the lead pack coming off the Queensboro bridge at around the 17-mile mark before falling off slightly.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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