turnover
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɝnoʊvɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).
A dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
sports
A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
adjective
Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
Used this way, turnover is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use turnover
- “The company experienced a high employee turnover last year.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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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.
Turnover with an apple filling.
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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