turnaround

n.

1. A space, as in a driveway, permitting the turning around of a vehicle.
2. The act or an instance of turning about and facing or moving in the opposite direction; a reversal: Stock prices fell in the morning but rallied in a dramatic afternoon turnaround.
3. A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance.
4. 1. The process of or time needed for loading, unloading, and servicing a ship, airplane, or other vehicle.
   2. The process of or time needed for performing a task, especially receiving, completing, and returning an assignment.

A situation where a company, who has had poor performance for an extended period of time, experiences a positive reversal.

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Favorable reversal in the fortunes of a company, a market, or the economy at large. Stock market investors speculating that a poorly performing company is about to show a marked improvement in earnings might profit handsomely from its turnaround.

Favorable reversal in the fortunes of a company, a market, or the economy at large. Stock market investors speculating that a poorly performing company is about to show a marked improvement in earnings might profit handsomely from its turnaround.

noun

The act of changing or being changed from one position, direction, or course to the opposite: inversion, reversal, transposition, turnabout. See change/persist.

The length of time between arriving at a point and being ready to depart from that point. Turnaround typically refers to the time necessary to complete such procedures as the loading, unloading, refueling, and rearming of vehicles, aircraft, and ships.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD, NATO) The length of time between arriving at a point and being ready to depart from that point. It is used in this sense for the loading, unloading, re-fueling, and re-arming, where appropriate, of vehicles, aircraft, and ships. See also turnaround cycle.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omsætning

Nederlands (Dutch)
tijdsduur van lossen, laden en vertrek (van schip of vliegtuig), radicale ommekeer, verbetering

Français (French)
n. - volte-face, revirement, endroit pour man¯uvrer, rotation, estarie (d'un bateau)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Umschlagzeit, Ent- und Beladen, plötzliche Wendung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλήρης μεταβολή ή μεταστροφή, (οικονομική) ανάκαμψη

Italiano (Italian)
piazzola per la svolta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - voltar para trás

Русский (Russian)
поездка туда и обратно, улучшить

Español (Spanish)
n. - cambio completo, vuelco, espacio para dar la vuelta, tiempo de entrega

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vändplats, helomvändning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
归航, 周转, 转身, 转向, 彻底改变

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歸航, 周轉, 轉身, 轉向, 徹底改變

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전회, U턴 지점, 반환준비

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 転回, 旋回, 百八十度の転換, 車回し場所, 折り返し準備, 所要時間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يدور حول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפנה, תפנית‬

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