falloff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of falloff
First recorded in 1595–1605; noun use of verb phrase fall off
Example Sentences
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This was followed by a steep falloff in activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Dunleavy first started to notice a falloff in business about a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
The panel’s lack of enthusiasm for this category expresses itself in a drastic falloff after the first three contenders, as different from each other as TV movies can be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
“Shortly after the stomach stops, you’d see a huge falloff in milk,” Turley said.
From Salon • May 23, 2024
Now that sanctions on Serbia have been suspended, the falloff in hard currency earnings from smuggling will aggravate unemployment problems.
From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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