turnover
[noun]
Synonyms:
- output, business, productivity
- movement, change, coming and going

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English Thesaurus: profit, earnings, return, turnover, takings, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

turn‧o‧ver /ˈtɜːnˌəʊvə $ ˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/ noun

1. [singular, uncountable] British English the amount of business done during a particular period
turnover of
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 billion.
turnover rose/fell
Turnover rose 9%.

2. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which a particular kind of goods is sold
turnover of
Tri-Star’s fast turnover of stock

3. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others
turnover of
Low pay accounts for the high turnover.
staff/labour turnover
a high degree of labour turnover among women

4. [countable] a small fruit pie:
an apple turnover

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

turnover
noun
I. amount of business a company does
ADJ. large | low, small | company, group | aggregate, combined, total The combined turnover of both businesses has doubled in the last two years.
gross, net | annual, daily, etc. | global, worldwide | market | capital | stock
VERB + TURNOVER have | record The company recorded a turnover of £50 million last year.
boost, increase | reduce
TURNOVER + VERB be up | be down Turnover was down compared with last year's figures.
double, grow, increase, rise The firm's UK turnover increased (by) 30% to £10 million.
drop, fall, slip Turnover fell from £12 million to £11 million.
reach sth Turnover reached $2 billion in the 12 months to September.
exceed sth, top sth The company's worldwide turnover exceeds $5 billion.
TURNOVER + NOUN figure, growth, rate, tax
PHRASES a decline/fall in turnover, an increase/a rise in turnover
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

turnover
II. rate at which people come and go from a job/place
ADJ. fast, high, rapid | low | labour, staff | population The inner city has a rapid population turnover.
VERB + TURNOVER have

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
return the profit that you get from an investment:
You should get a good return on your investment.
We didn’t get much of a return on our money.
They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

return to go back or come back to a place where you were before. Return sounds more formal than go back or come back, and is more commonly used in written English:
She returned to the hotel hoping to find a message.
Alastair returned from the office late that night.
On Friday, I returned home around six o'clock.
go back to go to the place where you were before, or to the place where you usually live:
It’s cold out here – shall we go back inside?
When are you going back to Japan?
go home to go to your home again, or to the country where you were born, after you have been away from it:
I did a bit of shopping and then went home.
Are you going home to Hong Kong when the course finishes?
come back to come to the place where you are again, after going away from it:
I’ll be away for two days – coming back on Thursday night.
He’s just come back from a vacation in Miami.
get back to arrive somewhere where you were before, especially your home or the place where you are staying:
We got back at about 9 o'clock.
She couldn’t wait to get back to London.
turn back to turn around and go back in the direction you came from:
We took the wrong road and had to turn back.
He ordered the soldiers to turn back and march south.
profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

turnover
1. the rate at which a product is sold and replaced
The turnover of drinks is very high in the store.

2. the rate at which employees join and leave a company
The turnover of workers in the new restaurant business is very high.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turnover
n.
1. The proportion of expenditure and income realized in a business; the volume of traffic in a business.
Our turnover is so great that in two short years we tripled our original investment and are expanding at a great rate.
2. Triangular baked pastry filled with some fruit.
John's favorite dessert is apple turnovers.
3. The number of employees coming and going in a company.
The boss is so strict in our office that the turnover in personnel is very large.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲