turnover

turn +‎ over

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turnover (countable and uncountable, plural turnovers)

1. The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

   The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.

2. The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers are replaced after leaving, a property changes hands, etc.

   High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees

   Those apartments have a high turnover because they are so close to the railroad tracks.

3. A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (usually fruit).

   They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.

4. (sports) A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.

   The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.

5. A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
6. The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

   a bad turnover in a carriage

7. (dated) An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.

turnover (not comparable)

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

   a turnover collar

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