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turnover

noun

  1. pastry with a filling on a single piece of dough which has been folded over and sealed
  2. upset, knock over, turn turtle
  3. give to someone
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English turn overdeverb. English turnover Deverbal from turn over.

  1. Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.

    “a turnover collar”

    “Chamoisette glove samples for spring show some very swagger styles with gauntlet tops and turnover cuffs piped and embroidered with harmonious contrasts.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English turn overdeverb. English turnover Deverbal from turn over.

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

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

    “Across Europe, the sector accounts for turnover of €4 billion and employs around 25,000 people, with epoxies being present in many different products across the sector.”

  2. The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.

    “High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees”

    “Those apartments have a high turnover because they are so close to the railroad tracks.”

  3. A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).

    “They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.”

  4. A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.

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

    “Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm. So, too, were the two interception tries that ultimately wrecked any chance of Michael Cheika’s side ending their recent grim sequence against the Poms. […] Slick use of the resulting turnover ball gave Koroibete the space to burn off Daly, only the third try England have so far conceded in this tournament.”

  5. A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
  6. The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

    “a bad turnover in a carriage”

  7. Synonym of runover.
  8. An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.