单词 | turnover |
释义 | turnover /terrn"oh'veuhr/, n. 1. an act or result of turning over; upset. 2. change or movement of people, as tenants or customers, in, out, or through a place: The restaurant did a lively business and had a rapid turnover. 3. the aggregate of worker replacements in a given period in a given business or industry. 4. the ratio of the labor turnover to the average number of employees in a given period. 5. the total amount of business done in a given time. 6. the rate at which items are sold, esp. with reference to the depletion of stock and replacement of inventory: Things are slow now, but they expect an increased turnover next month. 7. the number of times that capital is invested and reinvested in a line of merchandise during a specified period of time. 8. the turning over of the capital or stock of goods involved in a particular transaction or course of business. 9. the rate of processing or the amount of material that has undergone a particular process in a given period of time, as in manufacturing. 10. a change from one position, opinion, etc., to another, often to one that is opposed to that previously held. 11. a reorganization of a political organization, business, etc., esp. one involving a change or shift of personnel. 12. a baked or deep-fried pastry with a sweet or savory filling in which half the dough is turned over the filling and the edges sealed to form a semicircle or triangle. 13. Basketball , Football. the loss of possession of the ball to the opponents, through misplays or infractions of the rules. adj. 14. that is or may be turned over. 15. having a part that turns over, as a collar. [1605-15; n. use of v. phrase turn over] |
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