dropoff

Cliff's sudden end

A dropoff is a place where something is left or delivered: a package dropoff, a daycare dropoff.

It also names a sharp descent or decline—a cliff has a steep dropoff, and business might experience a dropoff in sales.

The verb form is two words: I need to drop off the kids at school.

decline

decrease

Become or make smaller

  • fallDescend under gravity
  • dipBrief immersion or condiment
  • slideSmooth continuous movement

slump · downturn · plunge · tumble · reduction · falloff · shrinkage · wane · ebb · dwindling

departure

airport

Aviation passenger facility

luggage · unloading · arrival · pickup · zone · lane · shuttle · valet · rideshare · taxi

delivery

parcel

Wrapped item for shipping

logistics · dispatch · freight · carrier · recipient · address · curbside · doorstep · pickup · handoff

cliff

precipice

Steep rock face

  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • brinkCritical boundary point
  • steepRising at sharp angle

ledge · overhang · escarpment · ravine · canyon · gorge · sheer · vertical · dangerous · guardrail

childcare

daycare

Child supervision facility

curbside · morning · parent · guardian · pickup · routine · parking · lane · zone · line

Categories
Opposites
terrain/slope gradient

dropoffgentle incline

plateau · flat terrain · level ground · ramp · rolling hills

quantity/trend direction

dropoffsurge

Sudden powerful increase

spike · uptick · increase · rise · upswing

transportation action

dropoffpickup

Small open-bed truck

collection · retrieval · fetch

Family

dropout

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G