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down-turn

down-turn is the alternative spelling of downturn.

Meaning of downturn

Noun

downturn (plural downturns)

  1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
    • Near-synonym: decline
    Synonyms:
    decline

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Forms of down-turn

pluraldown-turns

Questions about down-turn

What is down-turn the alternative spelling of?
Down-turn is the alternative spelling of downturn.

Words near down-turn in the dictionary

  1. down-to-earthers
  2. down-to-earthiness
  3. down-to-earthness
  4. down-to-the-wire
  5. down-town
  6. down-turn
  7. down-turns
  8. down-vote
  9. downable
  10. downage
  11. downages

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