Definition of Turnover

Noun: turnover 'turn,ow-vu(r)

The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
- employee turnover, turnover rate
A dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
The volume measured in dollars
"the store's turnover continues to rise";
- dollar volume
The act of upsetting something
- upset, overturn
[N. Amer] (sports) a loss of possession of the ball

Verb: turn over turn ow-vu(r)

Place into the hands or custody of
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers";
- pass, hand, reach, pass on, give
Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
"the clumsy customer turned over the vase";
- overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
Move by turning over or rotating
"turn over on your left side";
- roll
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"turn over the soil for aeration";
- dig, delve, cut into
Do business worth a certain amount of money
"The company turns over ten million dollars a year"
Cause to move around a centre so as to show another side of
"turn over a page of a book";
- turn
Turn from an upright or normal position
"The big vase turned over";
- overturn, tip over, tump over
Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
"turn over the pancakes";
- flip, flip over
Think about carefully; weigh
- consider, debate, moot, deliberate