: 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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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While the falloff in the number of 18-year-olds has been largely discussed in terms of its effects on colleges and students, the implications are much broader, however.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
The latter may give you some ideas on what to watch that may have fallen off your radar.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The falloff from Jenkins to Travis Glover, and later Kadeem Telfort, was monstrous.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While the falloff in the number of 18-year-olds has been largely discussed in terms of its effects on colleges and students, the implications are much broader, however.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
The defense fell off significantly at the end of the year after Brisker and defensive tackle Andrew Billings were injured and Eberflus was fired.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
The latter may give you some ideas on what to watch that may have fallen off your radar.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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