dictionary definitions for "dropoff"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  drop-off
      n 1: 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" [syn:
           slump, slack, falloff, falling off]
      2: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
         overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: cliff,
         drop]
      3: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
         as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
         sales" [syn: decrease, lessening] [ant: increase]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  drop-off \drop-off\ n.
     1. a noticeable decline in performance; as, a drop-off in
        attendance. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: slump, falloff, falling off.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a steep high face of rock.
  
     Syn: cliff. [WordNet sense 2]
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. a change downward; as, there was a sharp drop-off in
        sales. [WordNet sense 3]
  
     Syn: decrease, lessening.
          [WordNet 1.5]


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