: a decline especially in quantity or quality
a falloff in exports
a falloff of light intensity
fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off
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of a ship
: to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed
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Examples of falloff in a Sentence
Noun
the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable
Verb
the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay
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Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Will Lewis, the publisher of The Post, said in a meeting last year that in 2023, The Post lost $77 million and had suffered a falloff in its digital audience since 2020.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Just like the operating system itself, Microsoft 365 won’t fall off a cliff and stop working come October 14.
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
San Diego’s overall falloff from 2023 to 2024 impacted all players, Shaw included.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Will Lewis, the publisher of The Post, said in a meeting last year that in 2023, The Post lost $77 million and had suffered a falloff in its digital audience since 2020.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Read Next Florida Fighter jet’s 300-gallon fuel tank falls off, lands in Florida neighborhood, USAF says
January 09, 2025 8:03 AM
This story was originally published January 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Just like the operating system itself, Microsoft 365 won’t fall off a cliff and stop working come October 14.
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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