drop-off
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈdrɒpˌɔf/
:
descenso
- Many experts reported a significant drop-off in productivity due to the pandemic restrictions.
- drop-off detection
- drop-off sites
We couldn't see any great drop off in protection in that time, which is good news if you're in that group.
- We couldn't see any great drop off in protection in that time, which is good news if you're in that group.
- And I think at this age, people become very lonely very fast because of how fast the drop off was.
- You can look even look back and see did there was no there was no drop off in any way.
- I think there's been a real drop off and I, I don't know, have the, the statistics, but I think social media isn't it.
Examples
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But there was a steep drop-off from 1983 to the $890 figure for 1988-89.
Academic text (1999) -
My prediction is that they will see an even larger drop-off of service.
Blog text (26) -
And what you end up with is a huge drop off in the light.
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And some recent articles have shown a bit of a drop off in recent months.
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Buffett, we're seeing a nice little drop off here in oil.
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One possible reason is a drop-off in productivity from the tight end spot.
Blog text (17) -
Even by the eighth grade, the drop-off of interest in science among black males has already occurred.
Academic text (1991) -
There was a significant drop-off in imports from Kuwait to Egypt from 1978 to 1982.
Academic text (1999) -
Not surprisingly, the attendant drop-off in labor-force participation rates is sharp.
Academic text (2007) -
There has been a noticeable drop-off in the number of visitors to the museum since the new year.
Synonyms
230
2.5
A sudden large decrease in amount or value
106
2.5
A sudden drop in amount, value, or importance
84
2.2
A drop in amount or number
65
4.6
A period when business or the economy falls a lot
52
3.7
A smaller amount of money or resources that an organization uses to lower costs
50
3.3
A sudden fall in amount or value
40
5.3
A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up
9
4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
8
4.9
A sudden steep fall in value or amount
6
4.6
A sudden large drop in value, often of stocks or prices
6
6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
4
5.5
A short pause when something becomes less strong or active, for example rain
4
3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
4
6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
3
4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
3
4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
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6.9
A fall in the value or amount of an investment
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
1
3.9
A fall in how good something is over time
1
6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drop-off comes from the simple words drop and off, like something 'falling' away. Picture numbers or interest 'dropping off' like water falling from an edge, and that's why it means a sudden decrease in amount or quality.