Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
drop out point
English answer:
drop-off point
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2017-01-22 12:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 19, 2017 04:33
7 yrs ago
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drop out point
English
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Pink Reception
- Pink Limo 1700 AED (one pick up point, one drop out point)
This is one of the services provided in the Ala Carte Menu of a Beauty Spa Center.
Actually I don't know if this refers to a two-ways Limo transfer!!
Appreciate your assistance.
This is one of the services provided in the Ala Carte Menu of a Beauty Spa Center.
Actually I don't know if this refers to a two-ways Limo transfer!!
Appreciate your assistance.
Responses
| 4 +2 | drop-off point |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 3 +1 | Where the customer stops using the limo |
Lincoln Hui
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Yvonne Gallagher
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drop-off point
I agree with Lorenab23. This is most likely to be a return trip to the spa/salon and is quite common for groups of women, especailly before a big event like a wedding or major birthday or as a special treat. They basically want to be treated like celebrities.
Of course, they might all go to the spa and then go on to a party/wedding/restaurant etc. in which case it would not be a return trip but an onward trip but the second destination (whether the same as the pick-up point or not) will be the end time for using the limo service.
By ONE pick-up and ONE drop-off (not drop "out" as that means something else), they simply mean that everyone will be picked up and dropped off at ONE spot and the limo will not pick up and drop off at various hotels. But usually, at these sort of parties all the women will stay in the same hotel so that shouldn't be a problem
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 11:39:55 GMT)
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ONE pick-up and ONE drop-off could also mean that the drop-off has to be the same as the pick-up spot, i.e. a return trip (which is the most likely anyway)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 11:53:02 GMT)
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what discussion? I already referred to Lorena's entry? Do you have more context that leads you to believe it's "multi-destination" .I said:
"Of course, they might all go...and then go on to a party/wedding/restaurant etc. but the second destination...will be the end time for using the limo service." and I still think that most likely. Otherwise, the limo has a wait time at the spa and another wait time at the other destination before being able to make the return trip back to the original pick-up point. That would be much more expensive as the driver would have to be paid for all the time, plus the limo would be out of service for other clients during all that time...It's possible of course but you would need far more context than you've given here.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 12:25:17 GMT)
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You seem confused. "I mean by multi-destination that the pick-up point is not the return (...sic) drop-off point." Huh???
"If the writer would mean something other than a multi-destination trip, he should have said a "return" Limo drive/ride." No, not necessarily. If he is going to pick them up from a second/third destination and bring them back to the original starting point but, as I said already, I think that unlikely. So, let's reiterate the possibilities
a) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them back to pick-up point. Drop them off.
b) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Trip finished.
c) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Wait for them. Pick them up again and bring them back to pick-up point. Drop them off.
d)pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Wait for them. Pick them up again and bring them on to another destination. Wait for them and then bring them back to original pick-up point. Drop them off.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 12:29:30 GMT)
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So in above scenarios I think a) or b) the most likelywith the first a "return trip" and the second an "onward trip" or multi-destination trip. BUT you have to bring them back to the original pick-up point if you want to call it a "return trip" or "2-way trip".
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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-01-19 12:35:05 GMT)
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Where did you get the idea I was mocking? I wrote "Huh???" because you got me confused!
Of course, they might all go to the spa and then go on to a party/wedding/restaurant etc. in which case it would not be a return trip but an onward trip but the second destination (whether the same as the pick-up point or not) will be the end time for using the limo service.
By ONE pick-up and ONE drop-off (not drop "out" as that means something else), they simply mean that everyone will be picked up and dropped off at ONE spot and the limo will not pick up and drop off at various hotels. But usually, at these sort of parties all the women will stay in the same hotel so that shouldn't be a problem
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 11:39:55 GMT)
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OR
ONE pick-up and ONE drop-off could also mean that the drop-off has to be the same as the pick-up spot, i.e. a return trip (which is the most likely anyway)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 11:53:02 GMT)
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what discussion? I already referred to Lorena's entry? Do you have more context that leads you to believe it's "multi-destination" .I said:
"Of course, they might all go...and then go on to a party/wedding/restaurant etc. but the second destination...will be the end time for using the limo service." and I still think that most likely. Otherwise, the limo has a wait time at the spa and another wait time at the other destination before being able to make the return trip back to the original pick-up point. That would be much more expensive as the driver would have to be paid for all the time, plus the limo would be out of service for other clients during all that time...It's possible of course but you would need far more context than you've given here.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 12:25:17 GMT)
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You seem confused. "I mean by multi-destination that the pick-up point is not the return (...sic) drop-off point." Huh???
"If the writer would mean something other than a multi-destination trip, he should have said a "return" Limo drive/ride." No, not necessarily. If he is going to pick them up from a second/third destination and bring them back to the original starting point but, as I said already, I think that unlikely. So, let's reiterate the possibilities
a) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them back to pick-up point. Drop them off.
b) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Trip finished.
c) pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Wait for them. Pick them up again and bring them back to pick-up point. Drop them off.
d)pick up everyone at one place (hotel etc) and bring them to spa. Drop them off there. Wait for them. Bring them on to another place like restaurant, wedding, party. Drop them off. Wait for them. Pick them up again and bring them on to another destination. Wait for them and then bring them back to original pick-up point. Drop them off.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-19 12:29:30 GMT)
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So in above scenarios I think a) or b) the most likelywith the first a "return trip" and the second an "onward trip" or multi-destination trip. BUT you have to bring them back to the original pick-up point if you want to call it a "return trip" or "2-way trip".
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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-01-19 12:35:05 GMT)
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Where did you get the idea I was mocking? I wrote "Huh???" because you got me confused!
Note from asker:
| Thanks for you contribution Gallagy, I think the whole sentence may refer now to a multi destination two ways Limo ride Thanks again |
| please refer to the discussion entry which I believe very helpful |
| This is exactly what I meant, but I just, unintentionally, didn't pay attention to the name. I mean by multi-destination that the pick-up point is not the return pick-off point. I've no more context, the provided text is just a separate point in an Ala Carte Menu of a Beauty Spa Center. If the writer would mean something other than a multi-destination trip, he should have said a "return" Limo drive/ride. My question is, "is my concept that the phrase refers to a two different ways trip correct or not? Many thanks |
| sorry, is not the same as the drop-off point* |
| Ok, thanks Gallagy for your explanation, I got your point, But please don't mock others' confusion again ;) |
| Just a feeling, BUT I forgot that and remember only your help :) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
B D Finch
15 mins
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Many thanks:-)
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| agree |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
: drop-out means to quit something, like college, for example. Drop off is the correct term.
42 mins
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Thank you. Yes, drop "out" is incorrect.
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+1
9 mins
Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
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Where the customer stops using the limo
The pink limo service picks you up at a certain place and drop you off at a certain place.
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Note added at 11 mins (2017-01-19 04:44:15 GMT)
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Riding the pink limo is the service provided - therefore "drop out point" is the point where you stop using that service.
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Note added at 20 mins (2017-01-19 04:53:25 GMT)
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Without context (or a very high degree of familiarity with these things) I can't say for sure, but in my understanding the limo service is not so much transportation as that you get to ride a pink limo for a certain amount of time. Whether there's a destination or not doesn't really matter.
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Note added at 11 mins (2017-01-19 04:44:15 GMT)
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Riding the pink limo is the service provided - therefore "drop out point" is the point where you stop using that service.
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Note added at 20 mins (2017-01-19 04:53:25 GMT)
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Without context (or a very high degree of familiarity with these things) I can't say for sure, but in my understanding the limo service is not so much transportation as that you get to ride a pink limo for a certain amount of time. Whether there's a destination or not doesn't really matter.
Note from asker:
| So, this sentence signifies that a customer will be charged for AED1700 for riding the Limo from one point to another, ? |
| I've just come to figure that this sentence may refer to one-way Limo service, not two ways. do you agree with me? Thanks |
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