falloff

[ fawl-awf, -of ]
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noun
  1. a decline in quantity, vigor, etc.

Origin of falloff

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; noun use of verb phrase fall off

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How to use falloff in a sentence

  • This fall-off to the southeast again was not more than I had expected, as it has been almost calm since Sunday.

    Farthest North | Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for fall off

fall off

verb(intr)
  1. to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance

  2. (adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken: business fell off after Christmas

  1. (adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

nounfall-off
  1. a decline or drop

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Other Idioms and Phrases with falloff

falloff

see fall away.

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