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turnover definition

turn·over (tʉrnō′vər)

noun

  1. the act or an instance of turning over; specif.,
    1. an upset
    2. a change from one use, side, opinion, management, etc. to another
  2. a small filled pastry made by folding one half of the crust back over the other half and sealing it
    1. the number of times a stock of goods is sold and replenished in a given period of time
    2. the amount of business done during a given period of time in terms of the money used in buying and selling
    3. the number of shares sold in a stock market during a given period of time
  3. the rate at which workers in a company, patients in a hospital, etc. are replaced
  4. Basketball, Football a loss of possession of the ball by a team due to a mistake or error

adjective

that turns over a turnover collar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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