turnover

TURN-oh-vur/ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/UKTURN-oh-vuh/ˈtɜːnəʊvə/

9 meanings of turnover

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The total money a business takes in from sales during a certain period.
Like counting all the money that goes into a cash register over one month.
The shop's turnover doubled after it started selling online.
Their small bakery has a turnover of about $200,000 a year.
Similarrevenue, sales, income, takings, receipts
2
noununcountable
How quickly workers, goods, or other things are replaced by new ones.
Like changing the water in a fish tank: the old goes out and new comes in.
The restaurant has high turnover, so there are always new faces on the staff.
Fresh fruit has fast turnover at this market, so nothing sits long on the shelves.
Similarchurn, attrition
Oppositeretention
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3
nouncountable
In sports, losing the ball to the other team before your team can score.
A bad pass caused a turnover, and the other team got the ball.
Our team had only one turnover in the whole game, which helped us win.
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4
nouncountable
A small pie made by folding dough in half over a sweet filling, like fruit.
Like folding a blanket in half over a pillow: the dough wraps around the filling.
She bought an apple turnover at the bakery for breakfast.
Grandma let us fold the turnovers ourselves before baking them.
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5
nouncountable
When something flips over or is turned over, or the result of that.
The turnover of the boat threw both fishermen into the cold water.
With one quick turnover of the pancake, she finished cooking breakfast.
Similarupset, capsize, flip
6
noununcountable
How fast a runner's legs move, counted as the number of steps each minute.
Like pedaling a bike faster: your legs make more circles in the same amount of time.
Her coach told her to improve her turnover by taking quicker, shorter steps.
Counting your steps for one minute is an easy way to check your turnover.
Similarcadence
7
adjective
Made so it can be turned over or flipped to the other side.
The jacket has a turnover collar that you can fold down.
Our couch has turnover cushions, so we flip them when one side gets flat.
Similarreversible
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8
nouncountable
Words that do not fit on one line and continue on the next line.
The headline was too long, so the last word became a turnover on the next line.
She made the page wider so there would be no turnover in the list.
Similarrunover
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Less common meaning

9
noundatedcountable
A young worker learning a trade who is moved to a new master to finish his training.
When the old printer closed his shop, his turnover went to finish his training across town.
The blacksmith agreed to take a turnover for the last two years of his training.
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Origin

This word comes from the phrase "turn over."