dropoff

[drop-awf, -of]

drop-off

[drop-awf, -of]
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.

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Dropoff is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1955–60; noun, adj. use of verb phrase drop off
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