: 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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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Olympic sports such as wrestling and track & field–to say nothing of the infamous debut of breaking–have historically had a dramatic falloff in attention because of the lack of professional leagues that keep their athletes top of mind.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2024
Ben Croll, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
The film has a keen interest in visual details that build a world, and a mood, that stick: the specific disarray atop a side table, the way fabric falls off a shoulder, the late-afternoon light through a curtain.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Attendance at Wrigley Field continues to lag behind the levels from 2016-19 but is set to increase for the third consecutive season after a major falloff post-pandemic.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Olympic sports such as wrestling and track & field–to say nothing of the infamous debut of breaking–have historically had a dramatic falloff in attention because of the lack of professional leagues that keep their athletes top of mind.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2024
Verb
Only instead of soaring into the city nightscape, the damn camera goes and falls off the rig — only hinting at the anything-and-everything goes wrong barrage Kitano has in store.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
The film has a keen interest in visual details that build a world, and a mood, that stick: the specific disarray atop a side table, the way fabric falls off a shoulder, the late-afternoon light through a curtain.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falloff. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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