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Grammar : Noun
Spell : turn-oh-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜrnˌoʊ vər



Definition of turnover

Origin :
  • 1650s, "action of turning over," from the verbal phrase; see turn (v.) + over (adv.); meaning "kind of pastry tart" is attested from 1798. Meaning "number of employees leaving a place and being replaced" is recorded from 1955.
  • As in pastry : noun baked product made with flour
  • As in revolution : noun drastic action or change, often in politics
  • As in tart : noun pastry
  • As in turnout : noun amount produced
  • As in brain drain : noun loss of important personnel
  • As in change : noun something made different; alteration
  • As in transfiguration : noun change
  • As in transmogrification : noun change
  • As in transubstantiation : noun change
Example sentences :
  • They made their second, 180-degree turnover while weightless.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Its turnover was small, its list of stockholders was select.
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace
  • When she returned from the kitchen with his turnover he was standing.
  • Extract from : « Athalie » by Robert W. Chambers
  • And so the visit to Turnover Park was made, and the Fenwicks were driven home.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • You know you don't like him, and you know also that you will have a very bad time of it at Turnover.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • "We shall all of us have to go over to Turnover next week," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • A few weeks after the turnover, Adams seemed to have more time.
  • Extract from : « Subspace Survivors » by E. E. Smith
  • In addition to the children there was Skyrocket, the dog, and Turnover, the cat.
  • Extract from : « The Curlytops and Their Pets » by Howard R. Garis
  • "Come over here," and Teddy whistled as he did for Turnover.
  • Extract from : « The Curlytops and Their Pets » by Howard R. Garis
  • Now there was no sight of Snuff and Turnover, nor of Skyrocket, the other dog.
  • Extract from : « The Curlytops and Their Pets » by Howard R. Garis

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