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Meaning of turn something/someone down in English

turn something/someone down

phrasal verb with turn verb
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/tɜːn/ us
/tɝːn/
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to refuse an offer or request:
He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it down.
He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.
He asked her to marry himbut she turned him down.
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turn something down

phrasal verb with turn verb
uk
/tɜːn/ us
/tɝːn/
to use a control to adjust a piece of equipment or a power supply to reduce what it is producing:
I asked him to turn down the heating.
(Definition of turn something/someone down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

turn down something | American Dictionary

turn down something

phrasal verb with turn verb
us
/tɜrn/
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to refuse to accept or agree to somethingor 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)

turn down | Business English

turn down

phrasal verb with turn verb [ I or T ]
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ECONOMICS
if the economy or market turns downthere is less business activity and fewer opportunities to make money:
When the market turns downrecruitment is one of the first areas companies look at to make savings.
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downturn

turn sb/sth down

phrasal verb with turn verb [ I or T ]
uk
/tɜːn/ us
to refuse an offera jobor a request:
The rival energy company's bid of 640p a share was turned down.
turn sb down for sth He was turned down for the job because of insufficient experience.
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turndown
(Definition of turn something/someone down from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of turn something/someone down

in Chinese (Traditional)
拒絕（提議或請求）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
拒绝（提议或请求）…
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in Portuguese
rejeitar algo/alguémrecusar algo/alguémrecusar…
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नाकारणे…
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ఒక ఒప్పందం లేదా ఒక అభ్యర్తంకు ఒప్పుకోకపోవడం…
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சலுகை அல்லது கோரிக்கையை மறுக்க…
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किसी प्रस्ताव या आग्रह को ठुकराना…
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প্রত্যাখ্যান করা…
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ઓફર અથવા વિનંતીને નકારી કાઢો…
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رد کرنانامنظور کرنا…
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