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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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
This mindset shift helped her switch from crying in the school drop-off to resolve.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
First things first, Netflix (NFLX) dropped off our list of the Best Stocks in the Market last week after reporting a disappointing earnings quarter because of a one-time tax issue with the Brazilian IRS.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The city's drop-off center, which currently has a fee, would also be free for all residents under the proposal.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
This mindset shift helped her switch from crying in the school drop-off to resolve.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The new video comes after 9th and Vincent dropped off their 16-track collaborative LP, Welcome Home.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
First things first, Netflix (NFLX) dropped off our list of the Best Stocks in the Market last week after reporting a disappointing earnings quarter because of a one-time tax issue with the Brazilian IRS.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Drop-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-off. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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