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1turnover
noun turn·over \ˈtərn-ˌō-vər\
: the amount of money that is received in sales by a store or company
: the rate at which people leave a place, company, etc., and are replaced by others
: the rate at which the goods in a store are sold and replaced by other goods
Full Definition of TURNOVER
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: a reorganization with a view to a shift in personnel : shake-up
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: something that is turned over
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: a filled pastry made by folding half of the crust over the other half
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: the amount of business done; especially : the volume of shares traded on a stock exchange
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a : movement (as of goods or people) into, through, and out of a place b (1) : a cycle of purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods (2) : the ratio of sales for a stated period to average inventory (3) : the amount received in sales for a stated period c : the number of persons hired within a period to replace those leaving or dropped from a workforce; also : the ratio of this number to the number in the average force maintained
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: the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a cell or tissue) of a living system
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: the act or an instance of a team's losing possession of a ball through error or a minor violation of the rules (as in basketball or football)
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First Known Use of TURNOVER
14th century
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Rhymes with TURNOVER
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2turnover
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TURNOVER Defined for Kids
turnover
noun turn·over \ˈtərn-ˌō-vər\
Definition of TURNOVER for Kids
: a filled pastry with one half of the crust turned over the other
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turnover
noun turn·over \ˈtər-ˌnō-vər\
Medical Definition of TURNOVER
: the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a neurotransmitter, cell, or tissue) of a living system <protein turnover in various pathological states—J. C. Waterlow> <hyperthyroidism accelerates bone turnover and shortens the normal bone remodeling cycle—Richard Sadovsky>
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