drop-off

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noun

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

drop off

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verb

dropped off; dropping off; drops off

intransitive verb

: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There are three drop-offs this year as the minimum net worth increased to a record $870 million from $750 million. Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 Hobbs made state buildings available as voting sites or ballot drop-off locations, including the Department of Juvenile Corrections and the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
Verb
And if parents need to grab a cup of coffee and plug into a Zoom meeting after dropping off their kids, that’s OK, too. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024 Flying with a baby for the first time can be as momentous as their first steps, first bite of first solid food, or first drop off at daycare. Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drop-off 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drop-off was in 1812

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Cite this Entry

“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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