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US
/ˈdɹɑˌpɔf/
]
NOUN
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a change downward
there was a sharp drop-off in sales
there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided -
a steep high face of rock
he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
a steep drop -
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
a gradual slack in output
a falloff in quality
the team went into a slump
a drop-off in attendance
How To Use drop-off In A Sentence
- Given the state of the telecoms equipment market, it's no surprise to hear that this area was hit by a drop-off in spending and customer destocking.
- The deeper stretches of the steep drop-off show foliose or plate-like forms of Pachyseris, Leptoseris and Montipora at 20-30 m depth. Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Philippines
- It's covered parking directly connected to the landside terminal by an overpass over the airport pickup/drop-off lanes.
- You have to drive up the mountain in low gear to get to our driveway, which is barely wide enough for one car and ends at a steep drop-off.
- According to Professor Spencer, a drop-off in income tax receipts has been the result of the collapse in the technology sector, and the fading fortunes of wealthy financial workers.
- Footpaths worn into loose rock on mountainsides can be as narrow as the width of two hiking boots, with thousand-foot drop-offs that can send any stumbling climber into an uncontrollable slide to icy glacial rivers.
- This is because carp generally like to patrol in the edge, out of the flow and along the drop-off into the deeper water of the central channel.
- And so it goes: human presence leads then to a calamitous drop-off in the population of caribou.
- There doesn't appear to be a major drop-off of talent despite the flood of newcomers.
- Demand traditionally rises during the July Fourth holiday, but the postholiday drop-off this year was the largest since 2003. Crude Retreats on Fed Outlook
