drop-off

drop-off

(drŏp′ôf′, -ŏf′)

n.

1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.

2. A noticeable decrease: a drop-off in attendance.

3. A designated place where people or things can be left: "distributed 12,000 newspapers to eighty different drop-offs" (Edward Klein).

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drop′-off`

n.

1. a vertical or very steep descent.

2. a decline; decrease: a drop-off in sales.

3. a place where a person or thing can be left, received, etc.

adj.

4. of, for, or pertaining to a delivery or return of someone or something to a specified place.

[1955–60]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drop-off - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" falling off, falloff, slump, slack decline in quality, worsening, declension, deterioration - process of changing to an inferior state
	2.	drop-off - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" cliff, drop crag - a steep rugged rock or cliff geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth precipice - a very steep cliff
	3.	drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" decrease, lessening alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" shrinkage, shrinking - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment sinking - a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs" attrition - a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition" dwindling, dwindling away - a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" waning - a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"

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drop-off

noun

A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:

decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble.

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Translations

drop-off

[ˈdrɒpɒf] N → disminución f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

drop-off

[ˈdrɒpˌɒf] n drop-off (in) (sales, demand) → calo (di)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995