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单词 falloff
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falloff

[ fawl-awf, -of ]
/ ˈfɔlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
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noun

a decline in quantity, vigor, etc.

Origin of falloff

First recorded in 1595–1605; noun use of verb phrase fall off

Words nearby falloff

fall in love, fall in place, fall into, fall in with, fall line, falloff, fall off the wagon, Fall of Man, Fall of Rome, fall on, fall on deaf ears
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Example sentences from the Web for falloff

  • This eliminates most of the falloff in growth that R&R find from high debt levels.

    Austerity Guru Voodoo|Michael Tomasky|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The drop is entirely due to a falloff in employment among women.

    A Bleak Jobs Outlook|Dean Baker|August 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for falloff

fall off

verb (intr)

to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance
(adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weakenbusiness fell off after Christmas
(adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

noun fall-off

a decline or drop
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with falloff

fall off

see fall away.

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