drop-off

To drop off is to take something or someone to a specific destination and leave it there, not usually lingering or staying around.

(verb)

An example of drop off is when a mother takes her son to soccer practice and then leaves to run errands.

The definition of a drop off occurs when something or someone is left at a specific location.

(noun)

An example of drop off is when ransom money is given to a kidnapper at a certain time at a certain park bench.

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See drop-off in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a very steep drop
  2. a decline or decrease, as in sales, prices, etc.

See drop-off in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.
  2. A noticeable decrease: a drop-off in attendance.
  3. A designated place where people or things can be left: “distributed 12,000 newspapers to eighty different drop-offs” (Edward Klein).

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