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Noun: turndown  'turn`dawn
  1. The act of refusing an offer
    "the turndown was polite but very firm"
    - nonacceptance
Verb: turn down  turn dawn
  1. Refuse to accept
    - refuse, reject, pass up, decline
     
  2. Refuse entrance or membership
    - reject, turn away, refuse
     
  3. Reject with contempt
    - reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
     
  4. Take a downward direction
    "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
     
  5. Make lower or quieter
    "turn down the volume of a radio"
    - lower, lour

Derived forms: turning down, turndowns, turned down, turns down

Type of: decline, decrease, lessen, minify, refuse, rejection, worsen