turn over
verb
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
turnohverSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɝˈnoʊvɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitivebusiness
To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
transitiveidiomatic
To relinquish; give back.
Move by turning over or rotating
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, over.
transitiveintransitive
To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
transitive
To cause extensive disturbance or disruption to (a room, storage place, etc.), e.g. while searching for an item, or ransacking a property.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
Used this way, turn over is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers.
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