Drop-off

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sudden downward slope or cliff.
  2. 2
    a change downward wordnet
  3. 3
    A sudden downward slope or cliff.; The precipitous outer side of a coral reef, facing the open sea.
  4. 4
    a steep high face of rock wordnet
  5. 5
    A decrease; especially, a sudden one.

    "There has been an unexplained drop-off in sales this quarter."

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  1. 6
    a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality wordnet
  2. 7
    A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.

    "Starting tomorrow, they'd do dropoffs and pickups instead of leaving their vehicles unguarded."

  3. 8
    A space reserved outside a bus or railway station for vehicles stopping to drop off passengers for onward transit. US, especially

    "Fifty car parking spaces, a drop-off point, five spaces for blue badge holders and lighting masts are all included in the plan, as is cycle parking on the station forecourt and ticket vending machines."

  4. 9
    A time during which passengers, such as school children, are dropped off; the event or act of dropping them off.

    "These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up."

  5. 10
    A visitor to a website who ceases to continue using and navigating around the site after reaching some specified page; or such an act of cessation. Internet

    "We're seeing a lot of drop-offs on the shop product pages; why aren't people making purchases?"

Etymology

Deverbal from drop off.

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