Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reduction or decrease.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a noticeable decline in performance.
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- noun A
reduction ordecline .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- verb diminish in size or intensity
- verb come off
- verb fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
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Examples
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Among Republicans, the falloff is more dramatic, sliding from 53 to 21 percent.
What's so good about the government? Jon Cohen 2010
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Among Republicans, the falloff is more dramatic, sliding from 53 to 21 percent.
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government Jon Cohen 2010
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Among Republicans, the falloff is more dramatic, sliding from 53 to 21 percent.
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government Jon Cohen 2010
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Among Republicans, the falloff is more dramatic, sliding from 53 to 21 percent.
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government Jon Cohen 2010
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Among Republicans, the falloff is more dramatic, sliding from 53 to 21 percent.
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government Jon Cohen 2010
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This short-term falloff in revenue has a relatively limited effect on the program's finances as indicated by the limited movement in the projected date of the Trust Fund's depletion (from 2041 to 2037) and the modest increase in the projected size of the 75-year shortfall (from 1.70 percent of payroll to 2.00 percent of payroll).
Social Security: Downturn Does NOT Affect Long-Run Picture 2009
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At a time when rivals such as China are attracting record amounts of foreign direct investment the falloff is raising concerns that Mexico is losing its appeal as a place for multinationals to expand.
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The falloff could be a blow to the government, which had named tourism as a key driver of the country's economic growth.
Many Tourists Cancel Trips to Japan Kana Inagaki 2011
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"We don't see prices having a huge falloff, which is good when it comes to depreciation, but for consumers, it means they will really have to shop around."
Used-Car Prices Climb Jeff Bennett 2012
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Instead, he thinks the falloff is a leveling off that Wall Street may have missed after a long upward trend culminating in an all-time spectacular year in 2005.
Condos Cool Off, Apartments Heat Up Peter Slatin 2006
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