I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: turn over
1. : an act or result of turning over
turnover on a horizontal bar
: upset
collision and turnover of a bus
2. : a turning from one side, place, or direction to its opposite : shift , reversal ; especially : a marked shift of votes from one party to another
3. : a reorganization with a view to a shift in personnel : shake-up
4. : something that is turned over : a part (as the leaf of a book, the flap of an envelope, or a welt in a shoe) turned or folded over
5. : a triangular or semicircular pocket of filled pastry made by turning half of a square or circle of pastry over the other and enclosing a filling
apple turnover
chicken turnover
6. or turnover apprentice archaic : one whose indentures are transferred from one master (as a master printer) to another to enable him to complete his apprenticeship
7.
a. : the amount of business done : degree of business activity
gilt-edged securities were firm but the turnover small
b. : the amount of material on which some process has been performed
the turnover of a mine
or the rate at which material is processed
turnover of a machine
8.
a. : movement (as of goods, animals, or people) into, through, and out of a place considered all as a single process
a rapid turnover of patients in a well-organized hospital
daily turnover of hogs in the stockyards
b. : the receipt, placing on sale, and disposal of a stock of merchandise ; also : the rate at which goods are sold
c. : a cycle of purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods,
a turnover four times a year
also : the ratio of sales for a stated period to average inventory
d. : the number of persons hired within a period to replace those leaving or dropped from a working force ; also : the ratio of this number to the number in the average force maintained
9. Britain : a light essay on a matter of current interest beginning in the last column of page one of a newspaper and continuing onto page two
10. : turnover frequency
II. adjective
Etymology: turn over
: capable of being turned over : made with a part folded over
turnover collar
III. noun
1. : the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a neurotransmitter, cell, or tissue) of a living system
protein turnover in various pathological states — J.C.Waterlow
turnover of neurons in the hippocampus — B.L.Jacobs et al
2. : 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)