turnover Definition

1. The total value of sales in a business during a certain time.

Thesaurus: productivity, revenue, production, yield, business, output, profits.
2. The rate at which stock is sold and replenished.
3. The rate at which money or workers pass through a business.

Example: They pay rotten wages so there is a high staff turnover
4. biol.
In a living organism, eg in bone tissue: the synthesis, degradation and replacement of body constituents.
5. biol.
The measure of the amount of a substance reacting with an enzyme in a given time.
6. biol.
In an ecosystem: the rate at which members of a population of plants or animals that are lost as a result of death or emigration are being replaced by reproduction or by the immigration of new members.
7. A small pastry with a fruit or jam filling.

Example: a yummy apple turnover