drop-off
/dɹˈɑpˌɔf/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.94 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A decrease; especially, a sudden one.
noun
A space reserved outside a bus or railway station for vehicles stopping to drop off passengers for onward transit.
American usage
noun
A time during which passengers, such as school children, are dropped off; the event or act of dropping them off.
Example Sentences
- "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?"
Etymology
Usage
- American usage