Turnover — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːnoʊvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːnəʊvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːnəʊvə/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːnoʊvɚ/.

Examples

the store's dollar volume continues to rise
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

employee turnover dollar volume upset turnover rate overturn

Parts of Speech

noun	the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
noun	a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
noun	the volume measured in dollars “the store's dollar volume continues to rise”
noun	the act of upsetting something “he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”

Word Forms

turn over	verb	turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
upset	verb	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
overturn	verb	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umsatz

das Verhältnis der Anzahl der Arbeitnehmer, die in einem bestimmten Zeitraum ersetzt werden mussten, zur durchschnittlichen Anzahl der Arbeitnehmer

🇫🇷French

chiffre d'affaires

le rapport entre le nombre de travailleurs qui ont dû être remplacés au cours d'une période donnée et le nombre moyen de travailleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

volumen de negocios

la relación entre el número de trabajadores que tuvieron que ser reemplazados en un período de tiempo determinado y el número promedio de trabajadores

🇮🇹Italian

fatturato

rapporto tra il numero di lavoratori che hanno dovuto essere sostituiti in un dato periodo di tempo e il numero medio di lavoratori

🇳🇱Dutch

afzet

de verhouding tussen het aantal werknemers dat in een bepaalde periode vervangen moest worden en het gemiddelde aantal werknemers

🇵🇹Portuguese

volume de negócios

a proporção entre o número de trabalhadores que tiveram que ser substituídos em um determinado período de tempo e o número médio de trabalhadores

🇷🇺Russian

оборот

отношение числа рабочих, которых необходимо было заменить в данный период времени, к среднесписочной численности рабочих

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारोबार

किसी निश्चित समय अवधि में प्रतिस्थापित किए जाने वाले श्रमिकों की संख्या और औसत श्रमिकों की संख्या का अनुपात

🇧🇩Bengali

টার্নওভার

একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে শ্রমিকদের গড় সংখ্যার সাথে প্রতিস্থাপিত হওয়া কর্মীদের সংখ্যার অনুপাত

🇮🇳Tamil

விற்றுமுதல்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலப்பகுதியில் மாற்றப்பட வேண்டிய தொழிலாளர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை சராசரி தொழிலாளர்களின் எண்ணிக்கைக்கு விகிதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టర్నోవర్

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వ్యవధిలో భర్తీ చేయవలసిన కార్మికుల సంఖ్య సగటు కార్మికుల సంఖ్యకు నిష్పత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

उलाढाल

दिलेल्या कालावधीत बदलल्या जाणाऱ्या कामगारांच्या संख्येचे सरासरी कामगारांच्या संख्येचे गुणोत्तर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્નઓવર

કામદારોની સંખ્યાનો ગુણોત્તર જે આપેલ સમયગાળામાં કામદારોની સરેરાશ સંખ્યા સાથે બદલવો પડ્યો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಹಿವಾಟು

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗೆ ಅನುಪಾತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിറ്റുവരവ്

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത കാലയളവിൽ മാറ്റിസ്ഥാപിക്കേണ്ട തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ എണ്ണത്തിൻ്റെയും ശരാശരി തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ എണ്ണത്തിൻ്റെയും അനുപാതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਰਨਓਵਰ

ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਔਸਤ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਿਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاروبار

کارکنوں کی تعداد کا تناسب جنہیں ایک مقررہ مدت میں کارکنوں کی اوسط تعداد سے تبدیل کیا جانا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

周转

一定时期内必须更换的工人人数与平均工人人数的比率

🇯🇵Japanese

ひっくり返す

一定期間内に交代する必要があった労働者の平均労働者数に対する比率

🇰🇷Korean

회전율

특정 기간 동안 교체되어야 하는 근로자 수를 평균 근로자 수로 나눈 비율

🇻🇳Vietnamese

doanh thu

tỷ lệ giữa số lượng công nhân phải được thay thế trong một khoảng thời gian nhất định với số lượng công nhân trung bình

🇹🇭Thai

มูลค่าการซื้อขาย

อัตราส่วนของจำนวนคนงานที่ต้องถูกแทนที่ในช่วงเวลาที่กำหนดต่อจำนวนคนงานโดยเฉลี่ย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pergantian

perbandingan jumlah pekerja yang harus diganti dalam jangka waktu tertentu dengan jumlah rata-rata pekerja

🇲🇾Malay

perolehan

nisbah bilangan pekerja yang perlu diganti dalam tempoh masa tertentu kepada purata bilangan pekerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوران

نسبة عدد العمال الذين يجب استبدالهم في فترة زمنية معينة إلى متوسط عدد العمال

🇮🇷Persian

گردش مالی

نسبت تعداد کارگرانی که باید در یک دوره زمانی معین جایگزین می شدند به تعداد متوسط کارگران

🇹🇷Turkish

ciro

Belirli bir zaman diliminde değiştirilmesi gereken işçi sayısının ortalama işçi sayısına oranı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחזוֹר

היחס בין מספר העובדים שהיה צריך להחליף בפרק זמן נתון למספר העובדים הממוצע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'turnover'?

The primary meaning of 'turnover' is 'the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'turnover' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'turnover' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'turnover' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'turnover' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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