turnover

Plural: turnovers

Noun

• The act of upsetting or overthrowing; a small pastry.
• the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
• a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
• the volume measured in dollars
• the act of upsetting something
• The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
• The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
• A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).
• A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
• A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
• The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
• Synonym of runover.
• An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.

Adj

• Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.

Examples

• High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees
• His impressive play led to a TURNOVER in points, snatching the lead.
• The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.
• The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.
• They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.
• Those apartments have a high turnover because they are so close to the railroad tracks.

Synonyms

dollar volume, employee turnover, overturn, turnover rate, upset, runover

Related Words

overturn, turnaround