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Definition of Turndowns
1. turndown [n] - See also: turndown
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turndowns
Literary usage of Turndowns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Benedictine Pioneers in Australia by Henry Norbert Birt (1911)
"I do not write on the turndowns : they have an ugly knack here of reading them.
Remember me most kindly to Downside, Mr Barber, Mr Turner. ..."
2. Advertising, Selling the Consumer by John Lee Mahin (1914)
"of salesmanship which taught that the best salesman had the most turndowns because
he made the most calls. There is no question that the lost sale is the ..."
3. Loans and Discounts: Proved Methods that Build Business--tested Time-saving (1918)
"Therefore no unnecessary delays vex the applicants, and if turndowns are necessary,
they come before the customers are nettled by having to wait needlessly ..."
4. How to Sell More Goods: Secrets of Successful Salesmanship by Harold James Barrett (1918)
"M., after a day of turndowns, as at nine AM is what makes a salesman. Whether or
not this is due to the possession of a positive force, moral courage, ..."
5. Section 8 Rental Voucher and Rental Certificate Utilization Study: Final Report by Stephen D. Kennedy, Meryl Finkel (1996)
"Among units not rented, the following types of units are over representated
because of the structure of the interview process: explicit turndowns, ..."
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