: 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
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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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Maelstrom of Madness and Gamma Maelstrom now have damage falloff starting at 5 meters and reduced to 70% at 8 meters.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Burch, 56, fell off the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas on March 2 following an argument with Downe, 60.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
All numbers five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick This is an extreme falloff in performance.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Maelstrom of Madness and Gamma Maelstrom now have damage falloff starting at 5 meters and reduced to 70% at 8 meters.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
In June, on very short notice, the UFC called on Pereira and Procházka to headline UFC 303 when the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight fell off that card.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Burch, 56, fell off the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas on March 2 following an argument with Downe, 60.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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