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drop-off  (drpôf, -f) KEY 

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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