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Meaning of TURNOVER

Pronunciation:  'turn`owvur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
  2. [n]  the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise"
  3. [n]  made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
  4. [n]  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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 Synonyms: dollar volume, overturn, turnover rate, upset
 
 See Also: apple turnover, bulk, inversion, mass, pastry, pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki, ratio, samosa, upending, volume

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Turn"o`ver\, n.
    1. The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad
       turnover in a carriage.
    2. A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a
       circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or
       other materials.
    3. An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one
       master to another to complete his time.
    
  2. \Turn"o`ver\, a.
    Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a
    turnover collar, etc.
    
 
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