falloff

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noun

A reduction or decline.

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Meanings

nounfalloff (countable and uncountable, plural falloffs)

plural falloffs · alternative fall-off

  1. countableuncountableA reduction or decline.

    In those portions of District 2 outside of South Boston the falloff in voter participation was dramatic.

    1983 December 31, Robert P. Wasson Jr., “"Whither BL/GPA?"—A Response”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 5

    Synonyms: drop-off

  2. countableuncountableentertainmentA note immediately followed by a rapidly descending group of notes.

    Jazz symbols include many contoured articulations and inflections, such as doits, fall-offs, and scoops.

    1995, Music & Computers, volume 1, numbers 2-4, page 57
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe noticeable retraction and falling movement of a buck from a doe, usually indicating successful insemination.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA reduction or decline.

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drop-off

More synonyms by meaning

nouna noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

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slumpslackdrop-offfalling off
Broader
deteriorationdecline in qualitydeclension
Also see
drop-offslackslump

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from fall off.

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Translations

Bulgarian упадък, западане
  • упадък (upadăk)A reduction or decline
  • западане (zapadane)A reduction or decline
Polish spadek
  • spadekA reduction or decline
Spanish caída
  • caídaA reduction or decline
Cite this entry
APA

falloff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falloff

MLA

“falloff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falloff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falloff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falloff.

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