Home › Words › T › turnawayturnawayturnaway means the situation where a potential customer is turned away because their needs cannot be accommodated.EtymologyDeverbal from turn away.nounThe situation where a potential customer is turned away because their needs cannot be accommodated.e.g.“The night show then pulled a turnaway and the extra night show drew near-capacity.” — 1953 August 8, Billboard, page 62:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.underpatronized 48% match — Not receiving enough clients or customers. vs turnaway →awayward 47% match — Turned aside. vs turnaway →averted 47% match — Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling. vs turnaway →underacceptance 46% match — Insufficient acceptance. vs turnaway →deturn 45% match — To turn away; to divert or deflect. vs turnaway →disaccommodation 44% match — A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited. vs turnaway →averse 44% match — Having a repugnance or opposition of mind. vs turnaway →nonacceptation 44% match — Failure to accept something; denial. vs turnaway →