Turnover Meaning
/ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
nounThe frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
Sentence Examples
The turnover at my company is really speeding up lately.
Yesterday's turnover on the stock market was 500 million shares.
An annual turnover of $75 million
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's high employee ____ caused many problems due to constant training.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The high staff ____ at the company is a worrying sign that many employees are unhappy.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English turn overdeverb. English turnover Deverbal from turn over.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Across Europe, the sector accounts for turnover of €4 billion and employs around 25,000 people, with epoxies being present in many different products across the sector."
— 2017 August 26, “THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC VALUE OF EPOXY RESINS”, in Epoxy Resin Committee, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2021, page 3:
"In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle."
— 2015 July 29, Carville G. Bevans et al., “Phylogeny of the Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase (VKOR) Family and Evolutionary Relationship to the Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B (DsbB) Family”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2025:
"Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm. So, too, were the two interception tries that ultimately wrecked any chance of Michael Cheika’s side ending their recent grim sequence against the Poms. […] Slick use of the resulting turnover ball gave Koroibete the space to burn off Daly, only the third try England have so far conceded in this tournament."
— 2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2020:
"Chamoisette glove samples for spring show some very swagger styles with gauntlet tops and turnover cuffs piped and embroidered with harmonious contrasts."
— 1922, Women's Wear, Toronto, volume 6, page 51:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's high employee ____ caused many problems due to constant training.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The high staff ____ at the company is a worrying sign that many employees are unhappy.