turnover

[turn-oh-ver]

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noun

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.

Basketball, Football. the loss of possession of the ball to the opponents, through misplays or infractions of the rules.

adjective

that is or may be turned over.

having a part that turns over, as a collar.

Origin of turnover

First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase turn over

Examples from the Web for turnover

Contemporary Examples of turnover

Turnover was huge in the growing auto industry, as workers hopped from factory to factory in search of better wages.
Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit
Daniel Gross
January 6, 2014
By contrast, the turnover rate for physicians at large practices was 6.8 percent in 2012.
How to Fix Health Care
Daniel Gross
August 6, 2013
To see why, lets look at JOLTS, a data series from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which tracks job openings and turnover.
Did The Government Cause Our Long-Term Unemployment Problem?
Megan McArdle
April 24, 2013
We may have progressed to a stage where turnover and new car sales make the U.S. car fleet more efficient.
The Greenest Month Ever: Hybrids Race Ahead
Daniel Gross
December 4, 2012
Kravchenko was a self-made millionaire whose “March 8th” furniture factory and stores had an annual turnover of $200 million.
Russia’s Mikhail Kravchenko, Friend of Princess Michael of Kent, Murdered
Owen Matthews
May 21, 2012

Historical Examples of turnover

They made their second, 180-degree turnover while weightless.
The Cosmic Computer
Henry Beam Piper
Its turnover was small, its list of stockholders was select.
Jack O' Judgment
Edgar Wallace
When she returned from the kitchen with his turnover he was standing.
Athalie
Robert W. Chambers
And so the visit to Turnover Park was made, and the Fenwicks were driven home.
The Vicar of Bullhampton
Anthony Trollope
"We shall all of us have to go over to Turnover next week," he said.
The Vicar of Bullhampton
Anthony Trollope

Word Origin and History for turnover

1650s, "action of turning over," from the verbal phrase; see turn (v.) + over (adv.); meaning "kind of pastry tart" is attested from 1798. Meaning "number of employees leaving a place and being replaced" is recorded from 1955.