Words / B1

DROP-of/ˈdrɒp ɒf/

A drop-off (id: drop-off) is a place or act of leaving someone or something, especially from a car. A pick-up is collecting someone; a car park is for leaving the vehicle. Gates: use the marked drop-off; stopping on the zigzag lines is a fine.

Meaning

A place or act of leaving someone or something, especially from a car.

Examples

• “Use the marked drop-off; stopping on the zigzag lines is a fine.”
• “A parcel drop-off at the student hub is not the same as a parent drop-off on the yellow lines.”

Good to know

a drop-off (place or act). Contrast: a pick-up / a car park. School run / parcels. Countable. Mix-up: to drop off can also mean to fall asleep.

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