dropoff
dropoff Lexical Profile
dropoff Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act of delivering and leaving passengers, mail, or goods at a specified destination, or a designated area where such deliveries take place.
"Parents must use the designated circular driveway for morning student dropoff."
A noticeable decrease or decline in the amount, quality, rate, or level of something.
"The store experienced a sharp dropoff in foot traffic after the holiday season ended."
A very steep or sheer downward slope, cliff, or sudden descent in terrain or on an underwater floor.
"Scuba divers swam out to the edge of the reef, where the shallow shelf met a deep underwater dropoff."
Word Nuance & Usage
The closed noun "dropoff" (or hyphenated "drop-off") should be distinguished from the open two-word phrasal verb "drop off" (as in "I will drop off the package at the dropoff point").