turnovers

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.
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. 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.
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

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