turnover
/ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (such as fruit).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The company had an annual turnover of $500,000."
- "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."
- "High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees."
- "Job dissatisfaction results in high turnover."
- "Those apartments have a high turnover because they are too close to the railroad tracks."
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɝnoʊvɚ/