turnover

noun

  1. 1

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

    The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.
  2. 2

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

    High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees
  3. 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. 4

    A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.

    The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.
  5. 5

    A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.

  6. 6

    The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

    a bad turnover in a carriage
  7. 7

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

adjective

  1. 1

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

    a turnover collar

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