1
: a very steep or perpendicular descent
2
: a marked dwindling or decline
a drop-off in attendance
3
: the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery
drop-off points along the route
dropped off; dropping off; drops off
: to fall asleep
Examples of drop-off in a Sentence
Noun
the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade
Verb
my interest in photography has dropped off over the years
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Apr. 2025
He was shot outside the airport terminal, near the drop-off area for Terminal 1 departures, according to Peel Regional Police, the agency that patrols the airport.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Peers who emerged in the same mid-2000s period have quietly dropped off the New York calendar—or out of fashion entirely.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As tariff drama unfolds and threatens to snarl the movement of goods into the U.S., the San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could see steeper-than-anticipated drop-offs in cargo volume to kick off the first full week of May.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Apr. 2025
He was shot outside the airport terminal, near the drop-off area for Terminal 1 departures, according to Peel Regional Police, the agency that patrols the airport.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
There wasn’t much drop off, which is a testament to TCU’s recruiting and roster retention under Dykes.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Peers who emerged in the same mid-2000s period have quietly dropped off the New York calendar—or out of fashion entirely.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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