Drop off

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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition

When numbers, sales, or traffic go down

Example sentence
Sales dropped off in the winter.
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sales dropped off

demand dropped off

interest dropped off

business dropped off

attendance dropped off

traffic dropped off

Separable usage
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Attendance dropped off after the first week. ✅ (Correct)

Attendance dropped after the first week off. ❌ (Incorrect)

Meaning 1 of 3
Definition

To take someone or something to a place and leave them there. Common in transportation and delivery

Example sentence
She dropped off the kids at school.
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drop someone off at school

drop me off at the airport

drop off the kids

drop off a package

drop something off on the way

Separable usage
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I dropped off my son at school. ✅ (Correct)

I dropped my son off at school. ✅ (Correct)