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turnaways

turnaways is the plural of turnaway.

Meaning of turnaway

Noun

turnaway (plural turnaways)

  1. (attributive, often) The situation where a potential customer is turned away because their needs cannot be accommodated.
    • The night show then pulled a turnaway and the extra night show drew near-capacity.1953 August 8, Billboard, page 62

Questions about turnaways

What is turnaways the plural of?
Turnaways is the plural of turnaway.

Words near turnaways in the dictionary

  1. turnaround artists
  2. turnaround time
  3. turnaround times
  4. turnarounds
  5. turnaway
  6. turnaways
  7. turnback
  8. turnback siding
  9. turnback sidings
  10. turnbacks
  11. turnbarrel

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