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Turndown

noun/tˈɜːndaʊn/
Definition
the act of refusing an offer
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɜːndaʊn/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɜːndaʊn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɜːndaʊn/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːndaʊn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of refusing an offer
“the turndown was polite but very firm”
Word Forms
turn downverbrefuse to accept
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
refuser
le fait de refuser une offre
🇪🇸Spanish
rechazar
el acto de rechazar una oferta
🇮🇹Italian
couverture
l'atto di rifiutare un'offerta
🇳🇱Dutch
afwijzing
de handeling van het weigeren van een aanbod
🇵🇹Portuguese
recusar
o ato de recusar uma oferta
🇷🇺Russian
отказываться
акт отказа от предложения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अस्वीकार करें
किसी प्रस्ताव को अस्वीकार करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
টার্নডাউন
একটি প্রস্তাব প্রত্যাখ্যান কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
குறைப்பு
சலுகையை மறுக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరోగమనం
ఆఫర్‌ను తిరస్కరించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
टर्नडाउन
ऑफर नाकारण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટર્નડાઉન
ઓફરનો ઇનકાર કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ
ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪವನ್ನು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിരാകരിക്കുക
ഒരു ഓഫർ നിരസിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗ ਕਰ ਦੇਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹرن ڈاؤن
پیشکش سے انکار کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
驳回
拒绝要约的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
断る
申し出を拒否する行為
🇰🇷Korean
하강
제안을 거절하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
từ chối
hành động từ chối một lời đề nghị
🇹🇭Thai
เทิร์นดาวน์
การปฏิเสธข้อเสนอ
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رفض
فعل رفض العرض
🇮🇷Persian
دور زدن
عمل رد پیشنهاد
🇹🇷Turkish
yatak açma
bir teklifi reddetme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הנחה
פעולת סירוב להצעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'turndown'?
The primary meaning of 'turndown' is 'the act of refusing an offer'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'turndown' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'turndown' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'turndown' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'turndown' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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