English dictionary
turnover
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- 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 (usually 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.
- An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.
adjective
- Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.
Example sentences
The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.
High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees
They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.
The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.
a bad turnover in a carriage
a turnover collar