falloff

1 of 2

noun

fall·​off ˈfȯl-ˌȯf 

: a decline especially in quantity or quality

a falloff in exports

a falloff of light intensity

fall off

2 of 2

verb

fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off

intransitive verb

1

: trend sense 2b

2

of a ship : to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed

Synonyms

Noun

• abatement
• decline
• decrease
• decrement
• dent
• depletion
• depression
• diminishment
• diminution
• drop
• drop-off
• fall
• loss
• reduction
• shrinkage
• step-down

Verb

• arc
• arch
• bend
• bow
• crook
• curve
• hook
• round
• sweep
• swerve
• trend
• wheel

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

While turnout dropped across Georgia during that time, Warren County's falloff was larger than the statewide drop. —Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024

The falloff in shoot days for reality programming is more than the entire loss seen across all filming categories (5,311 shoot days in Q3 2023, vs. 5,048 in Q3 2024). —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024

Verb

Stewart eventually fell off the billionaire list in 2001, and Forbes last reported her net worth to be around $220 million in 2015. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Buds fall off when exposed to blasts of cold air or heat. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1789, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1