: 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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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
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The technology, license fees and business model are very exhibitor-friendly, yet it’s fallen off their radar.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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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
But since then, his production has fallen off a bit.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The technology, license fees and business model are very exhibitor-friendly, yet it’s fallen off their radar.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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