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The meaning of TURNDOWN is something turned down; also : an instance of turning something (such as a bed sheet) down. How to use turndown in a sentence.
to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request: The bank turned her down for a loan. The former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman has turned down the job. (Definition of turn something/someone down from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To turn down is to reduce something, like the way you turn down your music after your mom asks half a dozen times, or to refuse something, like the way you turn down an invitation to a party you don't want to attend.
a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity: They argued that, because there is an economic turndown, it is just the right time to move to a low-carbon economy. In the last few weeks the club has seen a turn-down in numbers. Synonym. downturn. an occasion when someone or something is not accepted:
1. to reduce (the volume or brightness) of (something) turn the radio down. 2. to reject or refuse. 3. to fold down (a collar, sheets on a bed, etc) adjective turndown.
turn down. phrasal verb. turn somebody/something down. to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it. Why did she turn down your invitation? He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity: They argued that, because there is an economic turndown, it is just the right time to move to a low-carbon economy. In the last few weeks the club has seen a turn-down in numbers. Synonym. downturn. an occasion when someone or something is not accepted:
Turn-down Definition. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny. He turned down all our offers of help. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. Turn down the television so I can hear myself think. When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.
to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it Why did she turn down your invitation? He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.
Turn down definition: that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down. See examples of TURN DOWN used in a sentence.
