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drop-off

  [drop-awf, -of]
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–noun
1. a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
2. a decline; decrease: Sales have shown a considerable drop-off this year.
3. a place where a person or thing can be left, received, accommodated, etc.: a new drop-off for outpatients.
–adjective
4. applied when a rented vehicle is left elsewhere than at the point of hire: to pay a drop-off charge.
Origin:
1955–60; n., adj. use of v. phrase drop off
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drop-off   (drŏp'ôf', -ŏf')
n.  
  1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.
  2. A noticeable decrease: a drop-off in attendance.
  3. A designated place where people or things can be left: "distributed 12,000 newspapers to eighty different drop-offs" (Edward Klein).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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