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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off]
2: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: cliff, drop, drop-off]
3: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant: increase]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1923 1. a very steep or perpendicular descent 2. a marked dwindling or decline <a drop-off in attendance> 3. the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery <drop-off points along the route>