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Turndown vs Turnaround - What's the difference?

turndown | turnaround |

As nouns the difference between turndown and turnaround

is that turndown is a downturn while turnaround is the act of turning to face in the other direction.

turndown

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A downturn
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 3, Amy Zipkin, Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain, New York Times citation
    • , passage=In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown . }}
  • (hotels) The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates etc. on the pillow.

    • Anagrams

    *

    turnaround

    English

    Alternative forms

    * turn-around, turn around

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of turning to face in the other direction.
  • A reversal of policy.
  • The time required to carry out a task.
    • They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.
  • A turnabout.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.}}
  • (music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
  • (music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.

    • Synonyms

    * U-turn (1, 2)

    See also

    * turn * turnover

    Usage notes

    * This is the noun. Do not use it for the phrasal verb to turn around .