turndown
2
4.6
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌdaʊn/
- turndown ratio
Examples
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Are you here for the turndown service, or what?
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Would you like your turndown service?
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We'll need turndown service later.
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Turndown service for Mr. Ryan.
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The maid had already done turndown service before Dirkson arrived.
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Mint on the pillow, turndown service, all things available at the Sheraton.
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After applying for ten jobs, I received nine turndowns and only one interview invitation.
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She was disappointed by the turndown of her proposal to start a new project.
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His turndown of the generous offer surprised everyone at the meeting.
Synonyms
182
3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
117
1.4
An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something
2
7.7
A sharp refusal of an offer or request
1
8.7
A polite refusal of an invitation or offer
1
6.5
Refusal to accept an offer, invitation, or idea
A strong public refusal of an idea or suggestion
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Turndown comes from the simple parts turn and down, which together meant 'move something lower', like when you 'turn down' the volume. So, from the idea of 'lowering' or stopping something, turndown came to mean a polite 'refusal' of an offer or request.