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no-show
noun
verb
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.
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/ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/ /ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/
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noun
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.
A person or group that does not show up.
“Out of fifty people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows.”
verb
To fail to show up for something.
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Out of fifty people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows.
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