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FALLOFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does falloff mean?
• FALLOFF (noun)
The noun FALLOFF has 1 sense:
1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Familiarity information: FALLOFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
drop-off; falling off; falloff; slack; slump
Context example:
a falloff in quality
Hypernyms ("falloff" is a kind of...):
declension; decline in quality; deterioration; worsening (process of changing to an inferior state)
Derivation:
fall off (diminish in size or intensity)
fall off (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly)
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