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turnover

/ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/

turnover noun: the amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

Noun

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.
    • Across Europe, the sector accounts for turnover of €4 billion and employs around 25,000 people, with epoxies being present in many different products across the sector.2017 August, “THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC VALUE OF EPOXY RESINS”, in Epoxy Resin Committee, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2021, page 3
  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.
    • Job dissatisfaction results in high turnover.
  3. A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).
    • They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.
  4. A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
    • The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.
    • Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm. So, too, were the two interception tries that ultimately wrecked any chance of Michael Cheika’s side ending their recent grim sequence against the Poms. […] Slick use of the resulting turnover ball gave Koroibete the space to burn off Daly...2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2020
  5. A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
  6. An act or process of turning something over.
    • a turnover in leadership
  7. The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
    • a bad turnover in a carriage
  8. Synonym of runover.
    Synonyms:
    runover
  9. (dated) An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.

Adjective

turnover (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.
    • a turnover collar
    • Chamoisette glove samples for spring show some very swagger styles with gauntlet tops and turnover cuffs piped and embroidered with harmonious contrasts.1922, Women's Wear, Toronto, volume 6, page 51

turnover meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

turnover in Hindi

टर्नओवर

turnover in Tamil

கொள்முதல், விற்றுமுதல், சுழற்சி

turnover in Urdu

پلٹنا, الٹنا

turnover in Bengali

টার্নওভার
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turnover in Telugu
టర్నోవర్, టర్న్ఓవర్
turnover in Malayalam
ആകെ വില്പന
turnover in Kannada
ಹರದುಹಣ, ವ್ಯಾಪಾರದ ಮೊತ್ತ, ಮಾರಾಟದಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಹಣ, ವಹಿವಾಟು
turnover in Punjabi
ਟਰਨਓਵਰ
turnover in Gujarati
ટર્નઓવર
turnover in Nepali
टर्नओभर
turnover in Vietnamese
doanh thu

Examples of turnover in a sentence

  • Those apartments have a high turnover because they are too close to the railroad tracks.
  • Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm.2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London...

All 33 example sentences with turnover

Synonyms of turnover

Forms of turnover

pluralturnovers

Plural of turnover: turnovers

Origin of turnover

Deverbal from turn over.

Words formed from turnover

Phrases with turnover

Questions about turnover

What does turnover mean?
Turnover means the amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
What is turnover in Hindi?
Turnover in Hindi is टर्नओवर. See Turnover meaning in Hindi.
How do you use turnover in a sentence?
Those apartments have a high turnover because they are too close to the railroad tracks.
What part of speech is turnover?
Turnover can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce turnover?
Turnover is pronounced /ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of turnover?
The plural of turnover is turnovers.

Words near turnover in the dictionary

  1. turnout coat
  2. turnout coats
  3. turnout gear
  4. turnout pants
  5. turnouts
  6. turnover
  7. turnover bridge
  8. turnover bridges
  9. turnover on downs
  10. turnovers
  11. turnovers on downs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: turnover (page history and authors); turnover (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turnover (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turnover (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turnover (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turnover (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turnover (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turnover (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turnover (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turnover (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turnover (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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