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
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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
Coming into this season, the Rams needed their two old stars on offense not to fall off the age cliff and thus complement a youthful defense that’s among the NFL’s best. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 Local experts say that the recent otter attack in Santa Cruz could be Otter 841 returning to claim her territory, but the otter cannot be confirmed as Otter 841, since 841's tracker is no longer active and may have fallen off. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for falloff

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 20 Oct. 2025.

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