Turnover

Quick meaning: Turnover is a noun meaning The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

Meaning

The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

More Meanings

1. The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
2. A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).
3. (sports) A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
4. A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
5. The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
6. (printing, publishing) Synonym of runover.
7. (dated) An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.

Example Sentences

The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.

They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.

High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees

The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.

Word Forms

• turnovers

Synonyms for turnover

Depending on context, synonyms include runover, upset, overturn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overturn, upset, invoice, revenue, income, liquidity.

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