drop-off

1. 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”

   Synonymsslumpslackfallofffalling off

   Broaderdeterioration
2. 2.

   a steep high face of rock

   “he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town”

   “a steep drop”

   Synonymscliffdrop

   Broadergeological formation

   Narrowercragprecipice
3. 3.

   a change downward

   “there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided”

   “there was a sharp drop-off in sales”

   Synonymsdecreaselessening

   Broaderchange

   Narrowershrinkingcasualtysinkingattritiondwindlingwaning

Questions about drop-off

What does drop-off mean?

drop-off means "a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in drop-off?

drop-off has 2 syllables: dro-p-off. The stress falls on "dro". In IPA it is /ˈdɹɑˌpɔf/.

What is another word for drop-off?

Close synonyms include slump, slack, falloff, falling off, cliff. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is drop-off a common word?

drop-off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.