Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of upsetting or overturning something: "turnover" can refer to the action of something being tipped over or overturned.
   • The amount of business done in a given period; gross revenue: "turnover" commonly means the total value of sales made by a business within a specific period.
   • A type of food, typically a pastry: "turnover" is a baked food item made by placing a filling on a piece of dough and folding it over.
   • The rate at which employees leave a workforce and are replaced: "turnover" describes the ratio of the number of workers who leave a company to the average number of workers during a period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The canoe's turnover in the rapids was sudden and frightening. (The act of upsetting)
  • The company's annual turnover exceeded one million dollars. (Gross revenue)
  • She bought an apple turnover from the bakery. (A type of pastry)
  • High employee turnover can be costly for a business. (Rate of employee replacement)

Advanced Usage

• "Inventory turnover": a measure of how many times a company's inventory is sold and replaced over a period.
  • A high inventory turnover rate indicates strong sales.
• "Turnover ratio": a general term for any ratio measuring the rate of replacement or renewal of assets, members, or items.
  • The fund manager analyzed the portfolio's turnover ratio.

Variants and Related Words

• Overturn (verb): to turn over or cause to turn over.
  • The strong wind overturned the table.
• Turn over (phrasal verb): to give something to someone in authority; to rotate or flip.
  • Please turn over the document to your manager.

Synonyms

• Revenue: income, especially from sales.
• Attrition: a gradual reduction in workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced.
• Pasty: a baked pastry filled with meat or vegetables (similar food item).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Turn over a new leaf: to start behaving in a better way.
  • After the incident, he decided to turn over a new leaf.
• Turn over to: to transfer responsibility or control to someone.
  • He will turn over the project to his successor next week.

Related Idioms

• A quick turnover: a fast rate of selling goods and replacing stock, or a fast rate of employee replacement.
  • The shop in the airport has a very quick turnover of souvenirs.

Noun

1. the act of upsetting something
   • he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
2. the volume measured in dollars
   • the store's dollar volume continues to rise
3. a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
4. the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers