turn over

verb

1. to change or cause to change position, esp so as to reverse top and bottom
2. to start (an engine), esp with a starting handle, or (of an engine) to start or function correctly
3. to shift or cause to shift position, as by rolling from side to side
4. tr to deliver; transfer
5. tr to consider carefully

   he turned over the problem for hours

6. tr
   1. to sell and replenish (stock in trade)
   2. to transact business and so generate gross revenue of (a specified sum)
7. tr to invest and recover (capital)
8. slang.
   tr to rob
9. slang.
   tr to defeat utterly
10. turn over a new leaf
    to reform; resolve to improve one's behaviour

noun

1. 1. the amount of business, usually expressed in terms of gross revenue, transacted during a specified period
   2. ( as modifier )

      a turnover tax

2. the rate at which stock in trade is sold and replenished
3. a change or reversal of position
4. a small semicircular or triangular pastry case filled with fruit, jam, etc
5. 1. the number of workers employed by a firm in a given period to replace those who have left
   2. the ratio between this number and the average number of employees during the same period
6. banking the amount of capital funds loaned on call during a specified period

adjective

1. prenominal able or designed to be turned or folded over

   a turnover collar

Example Sentences

The incident will now be turned over to the Long Beach Police Department to lead the recovery operation.

From Los Angeles Times

He was released from custody, but the handgun was turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

From Los Angeles Times

After the DOJ’s California Police Shooting Investigation Team completes the investigation, the report will be turned over to DOJ’s Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review and possible criminal charges.

From Los Angeles Times

Teachers asked ones caught using phones in class to turn over the devices.

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After the devices were turned over to detectives, they launched a criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assign
• convey
• deliver
• entrust
• give up
• hand over
• pass on
• provide
• relinquish
• supply
• surrender