falling-offnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌfɔː.lɪŋˈɒf/us/ˌfɑː.lɪŋˈɑːf/the fact of a rate, amount, or quantity becoming smaller or lower:
Hotels have recorded a falling-off in reservations this summer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- miniaturize
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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