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

: an act or result of turning over : upset

: a turning from one side, place, or direction to its opposite : shift, reversal

: a reorganization with a view to a shift in personnel : shake-up

: something that is turned over

: a filled pastry made by folding half of the crust over the other half

: the amount of business done; especially : the volume of shares traded on a stock exchange

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

: the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a cell or tissue) of a living system

: 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

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with TURNOVER

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²turnover

adjective

Definition of TURNOVER

: capable of being turned over

First Known Use of TURNOVER

circa 1849

TURNOVER[1] 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

Medical Dictionary

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>