- an act or result of turning over; upset.
- change or movement of people, as tenants or customers, in, out, or through a place: The restaurant did a lively business and had a rapid turnover.
- the aggregate of worker replacements in a given period in a given business or industry.
- the ratio of the labor turnover to the average number of employees in a given period.
- the total amount of business done in a given time.
- the rate at which items are sold, especially with reference to the depletion of stock and replacement of inventory: Things are slow now, but they expect an increased turnover next month.
- the number of times that capital is invested and reinvested in a line of merchandise during a specified period of time.
- the turning over of the capital or stock of goods involved in a particular transaction or course of business.
- the rate of processing or the amount of material that has undergone a particular process in a given period of time, as in manufacturing.
- a change from one position, opinion, etc., to another, often to one that is opposed to that previously held.
- a reorganization of a political organization, business, etc., especially one involving a change or shift of personnel.
- a baked or deep-fried pastry with a sweet or savory filling in which half the dough is turned over the filling and the edges sealed to form a semicircle or triangle.
- the loss of possession of the ball to the opponents, through misplays or infractions of the rules.
- that is or may be turned over.
- having a part that turns over, as a collar.
- to change or cause to change position, esp so as to reverse top and bottom
- to start (an engine), esp with a starting handle, or (of an engine) to start or function correctly
- to shift or cause to shift position, as by rolling from side to side
- to deliver; transfer
- to consider carefully
- (tr)
- to sell and replenish (stock in trade)
- to transact business and so generate gross revenue of (a specified sum)
- to invest and recover (capital)
- to rob
- to defeat utterly
- to reform; resolve to improve one's behaviour
- the amount of business, usually expressed in terms of gross revenue, transacted during a specified period
- (as modifier)
- the rate at which stock in trade is sold and replenished
- a change or reversal of position
- a small semicircular or triangular pastry case filled with fruit, jam, etc
- the number of workers employed by a firm in a given period to replace those who have left
- the ratio between this number and the average number of employees during the same period
- the amount of capital funds loaned on call during a specified period
- able or designed to be turned or folded over
