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TURNDOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turndown mean?
• TURNDOWN (noun)
The noun TURNDOWN has 1 sense:
1. the act of refusing an offer
Familiarity information: TURNDOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of refusing an offer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
nonacceptance; turndown
Context example:
the turndown was polite but very firm
Hypernyms ("turndown" is a kind of...):
rejection (the act of rejecting something)
Derivation:
turn down (reject with contempt)
turn down (refuse to accept)
turn down (refuse entrance or membership)
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