drop-off

Definitions

1. A sudden downward slope or cliff.
2. The precipitous outer side of a coral reef, facing the open sea.
3. A decrease; especially, a sudden one.
4. A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.
5. A space reserved outside a bus or railway station for vehicles stopping to drop off passengers for onward transit.
   US, especially
6. A time during which passengers, such as school children, are dropped off; the event or act of dropping them off.
7. A visitor to a website who ceases to continue using and navigating around the site after reaching some specified page; or such an act of cessation.
   Internet

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Examples

“There has been an unexplained drop-off in sales this quarter.”

“Starting tomorrow, they'd do dropoffs and pickups instead of leaving their vehicles unguarded.”

“Fifty car parking spaces, a drop-off point⟳, five spaces for blue badge holders and lighting masts are all included in the plan⟳, as is cycle parking on the station forecourt and ticket vending machines.”

“These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up.”

“We're seeing a lot of drop-offs on the shop⟳ product pages; why aren't people making purchases?”

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