refusal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
refusals
plural
refusals
Britannica Dictionary definition of REFUSAL
[count]
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an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give, or accept something
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an act of refusing
— often + of
— often followed by to + verb
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My request for more money was met with a flat/firm refusal.
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Her refusal of the job surprised us.
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She worried about his stubborn/steadfast refusal to eat.
(the right of) first refusal
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the right to accept or refuse something before it is offered to anyone else
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If we decide to sell the house, we'll give our tenants first refusal. [=we will offer to sell the house to our tenants before offering to sell to other people]
