"turnaway" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: turnaways [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from turn away. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|turn away}} Deverbal from turn away Head templates: {{en-noun}} turnaway (plural turnaways)
  1. (often attributive) The situation where a potential customer is turned away because their needs cannot be accommodated. Tags: attributive, often Translations (Translations): eioo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turnaway-en-noun-5EqEY9WL Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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