I. ˈtərn-ˌō-vər noun
Date: 14th century
1. : an act or result of turning over : upset
2. : a turning from one side, place, or direction to its opposite : shift , reversal
3. : a reorganization with a view to a shift in personnel : shake-up
4. : something that is turned over
5. : a filled pastry made by folding half of the crust over the other half
6. : the amount of business done ; especially : the volume of shares traded on a stock exchange
7.
a. : movement (as of goods or people) into, through, and out of a place
b.
(1) : a cycle of purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods
(2) : the ratio of sales for a stated period to average inventory
(3) : the amount received in sales for a stated period
c. : the number of persons hired within a period to replace those leaving or dropped from a workforce ; also : the ratio of this number to the number in the average force maintained
8. : the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a cell or tissue) of a living system
9. : the act or an instance of a team's losing possession of a ball through error or a minor violation of the rules (as in basketball or football)
II. adjective
Date: circa 1849
: capable of being turned over