Turndown

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), n.
     1. An act of refusing or of being refused; as, to get a
        turndown in an application for a job, a grant, etc.
        [PJC]
  
     2. A decline in activity, especially business; a downturn;


        as, they expect a turndown in housing construction in the
        fall.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), a.
     1. Capable of being turned down; specif. (Elec.),
        Designating, or pertaining to, an incandescent lamp with a
        small additional filament which can be made incandescent
        when only a small amount of light is required.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Made to wear with the upper part turned down; as, a
        turndown collar.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  turndown
       n : the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but
           very firm" [syn: {nonacceptance}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "turndown":
     abnegation, contradiction, declension, declination, declinature,
     declining, denial, deprivation, disagreement, disallowance,
     disclaimer, disclamation, disobedience, dissent, holding back, nay,
     negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nonacceptance,
     noncompliance, nonconsent, nonobservance, recantation, refusal,
     rejection, repudiation, retention, thumbs-down, unwillingness,
     withholding