turndown

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtɝnˌdaʊn/

Definition of turndown

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A downturn.
    “In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown.”
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noun

  1. A downturn.
    “In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown.”
  2. A rejection.
  3. The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates, etc., on the pillow.
    “Also, the amenities vary between the paradors: almost all that we visited had hairdryers, many had small refrigerators in the room, and some even had bathrobes and turndown service.”
  4. A downward pointing extension to a vehicle muffler.
  5. The operational range of a device.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Capable of being turned down, or decreased in intensity.
    “a turndown lamp”
  2. (not-comparable)Made to wear with the upper part turned down.
    “a turndown collar”

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Etymology

Deverbal from turn down.

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