turnover C1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #19872 Meanings 1 noun The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a period. The company had an annual turnover of half a million dollars. 2 noun The rate at which workers leave and are replaced, or goods are sold and restocked. High staff turnover is hurting the restaurant's service. 3 noun A small pastry made by folding a circle of dough over a filling. She baked an apple turnover for dessert. Thesaurus Word family Forms turnovers Related forms overturnturnaround Common collocations turnover rate Noun + noun Etymology Deverbal from turn over. Topics Numbers & Quantity Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # turnover **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 19872 ## Meanings 1. The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a period. 2. The rate at which workers leave and are replaced, or goods are sold and restocked. 3. A small pastry made by folding a circle of dough over a filling. ## Examples - The company had an annual turnover of half a million dollars. - High staff turnover is hurting the restaurant's service. - She baked an apple turnover for dessert. ## Related Forms - overturn - turnaround ## Etymology Deverbal from turn over. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown