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turndown

turndown

3 4.6
A refusal of an offer or request
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrnˌdaʊn/
translation icon : rechazo
  • turndown ratio

Examples

  • Are you here for the turndown service, or what?

  • Would you like your turndown service?

  • We'll need turndown service later.

  • Turndown service for Mr. Ryan.

  • The maid had already done turndown service before Dirkson arrived.

  • Mint on the pillow, turndown service, all things available at the Sheraton.

  • After applying for ten jobs, I received nine turndowns and only one interview invitation.

  • She was disappointed by the turndown of her proposal to start a new project.

  • His turndown of the generous offer surprised everyone at the meeting.

Synonyms

rejection
vsturndown
180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

focuses only on refusing offers or requests rather than any denial
refusal
vsturndown
122 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

is limited to saying no to offers or requests specifically
rebuff
vsturndown
3 7.7

A sharp refusal of an offer or request

is a neutral act of saying no without strong rudeness
declination
vsturndown
  • Formal
1 8.7

A polite refusal of an invitation or offer

is more general and not limited to polite or formal cases
shootdown
vsturndown
1 7.0

A strong public refusal of an idea or suggestion

is a simple private refusal rather than a public or forceful rejection
nonacceptance
vsturndown
6.5

Refusal to accept an offer, invitation, or idea

is the same act but specifically about offers or requests

Antonyms

220 1.0

A sign that someone thinks a person or thing is good

acceptance
  • Formal
28 6.2

Agreement to an offer that makes a legal contract

How Strong

rejection
180 3.0
rebuff
3 7.7
turndown
3 4.6
refusal
122 1.4
to decline
272 3.4

Surface Forms

turndown singular
turndowns plural

Morphology

turndown = turn + down (transparent) = turn + down

Formed from the phrasal verb 'turn down' meaning 'to reject'; learners who know that phrase can infer the noun 'turndown'.

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.