turnover has definitions from the fields of business,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

Used in print

([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)

Do you measure its relation_to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ?

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

Turnover rates of personnel went_up , production dropped , and morale was visibly reduced .

Related terms

ratio

2
[ noun ] (business) the volume measured in dollars

Synonyms

dollar_volume

Examples

"the store's dollar volume continues to rise"

Related terms

bulk turn_over

3
[ noun ] (chemistry,food) made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
4
[ noun ] the act of upsetting something

Synonyms

overturn upset

Examples

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

Related terms

inversion overturn overturn

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