turnover

n.

1. The act of turning over; an upset or overthrow.
2. An abrupt change; a reversal.
3. A small pastry made by covering one half of a piece of dough with a filling, folding the other half over on top, and sealing the edges.
4. 1. The number of times a particular stock of goods is sold and restocked during a given period of time.
   2. The amount of business transacted during a given period of time.
   3. The number of shares of stock sold on the market during a given period of time.
5. 1. The number of workers hired by an establishment to replace those who have left in a given period of time.
   2. The ratio of this number to the number of employed workers.
6. Sports. A loss of possession of the ball to the opposing team, as by a misplay or an infraction of the rules.

adj.
Capable of being turned or folded down or over: a turnover collar.

1. In accounting, the number of times an asset is replaced during a financial period.

2. The number of shares traded for a period as a percentage of the total shares in a portfolio or of an exchange.

Investopedia Says:
1. In accounting turnover often refers to inventory or accounts receivable. A quick turnover is desired because it means that inventory is not sitting on the shelves for too long.

2. In a portfolio, a small turnover is desired because it means the investor is paying less in commissions to the broker. It is called "churning" when a broker unethically generates numerous trades solely in order to increase commissions.

Related Links:
If you don't know how to evaluate a company's present performance and its possible future performance, you need to learn how to analyze ratios. Ratio Analysis Tutorial
A company's efficiency, financial strength and cash flow health shows in its management of working capital. Working Capital Works
The unique structure of these vehicles opens multiple opportunities for investors. Find out what they are. Advantages Of Exchange-Traded Funds
Learn about the basics - and the pitfalls - of investing in mutual funds. Mutual Fund Basics Tutorial

Finance:

1. number of times a given asset is replaced during an accounting period, usually a year. See also Accounts Receivable Turnover; Inventory Takeover.

2. ratio of annual sales of a company to its Net Worth, measuring the extent to which a company can grow without additional capital investment when compared over a period. See also Capital Turnover.

Great Britain: annual sales volume.

Industrial relations: total employment divided by the number of employees replaced during a given period.

Securities: volume of shares traded as a percentage of total shares listed on an exchange during a period, usually either a day or a year. The same ratio is applied to individual securities and the portfolios of individual or institutional investors.

1. Speed of sale of a product measured in terms of the quantity purchased during a period of time. For example, if the owner of a list of one million names rents a total volume of five million names over one year's time, it has a turnover rate of 5. It is important in both retail and direct marketing to evaluate product turnover and price so that selling space, whether it is on a shelf or in a catalog, is used to best advantage. For example, assume Product A has a retail price of $10 and a turnover rate of 100 and Product B has a retail price of $12 and a turnover rate of 70. For the amount of space expended, Product A produces $1000 in revenue and Product B produces $840 in revenue. This indicates that, despite its lower price, Product A, with a high turnover, should be displayed, instead of Product B. On the other hand, if a third product with a turnover of only 1 earns $1500 in revenue, the third product is a better use of the selling space.

2. Number of people tuned to a television or radio program at any one time, divided by the total number of people who tuned to it at all. For example, if 100 people watched part of a television program but only 50 watched it at one point in time, the program has a turnover rate of 50%, indicating that it was not able to hold the viewers' attention to any great extent.

Small pie or pasty; the filling is placed on one half of a piece of rolled-out pastry and the other half is folded over to make a semicircular envelope.

The total of movement of an element or other body constituent in a given time, regardless of the gain or loss of the component.

• iron t. — much of the body's iron store is fixed in intracellular sites and is not available metabolically. The portion of the iron store that is available for mobilization into new sites is called the labile iron pool and may undergo a good deal of metabolic activity.
• t. number — see catalytic constant.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
n. - omsætning
adj. - udskiftning

idioms:

• turnover rate    omsætningshastighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
verloop (van medewerkers), omzet, ommezwaai, (deeg)flap

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) chiffre d'affaires, mouvement, rotation, renouvellement, (Culin) chausson
adj. - rabattable (le col)

idioms:

• turnover rate    taux de rotation, fréquents changements, renouvellements de personnel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Umsatz, Zu- und Abgang, Fluktuation, Umwerfen, Umschwung, Tasche od. Pastete
adj. - umschlagbar

idioms:

• turnover rate    Umsatzgeschwindigkeit, Umsatzhäufigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κύκλος εργασιών, τζίρος, αλλαγή φρουράς, (μαγειρ.) δίπλα, σκαλτσούνι, τούμπα, (βιολ.) ανακύκλωση

idioms:

• turnover rate    (βιολ.) ρυθμός ανακύκλωσης

Italiano (Italian)
fatturato, rivoluzione

idioms:

• drop in turnover    riduzione dello smercio
• increase in turnover    aumento dello smercio
• turnover rate    velocitý di circolazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reviravolta (f), dobrado (m), rotatividade de pessoal (m)

idioms:

• drop in turnover    queda em assistência
• increase in turnover    subida em assistência
• turnover rate    taxa de assistência

Русский (Russian)
оборот (капитала), товарооборот, измена, предательство, пирог с начинкой

idioms:

• drop in turnover    понижение в (товаро)обороте
• increase in turnover    повышение в (товаро)обороте
• turnover rate    норма в (товаро)обороте

Español (Spanish)
n. - facturación, volumen de ventas, rotación, movimiento, producción, vuelco, empanada
adj. - capaz de volcarse, que se puede doblar hacia abajo (p.ej. cuello)

idioms:

• turnover rate    índice de renovación, índice de movimiento, velocidad de giro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omsättning, omorganisering, omsvängning, flik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
翻倒, 翻转, 反转, 倒转, 转移, 有一部分翻转的, 可翻转的

idioms:

• turnover rate    人员流动或更换率

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 翻倒, 翻轉, 反轉, 倒轉, 轉移
adj. - 有一部分翻轉的, 可翻轉的

idioms:

• turnover rate    人員流動或更換率

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전복, 접은 물건, 거래액
adj. - 접어 젖힌, 접힌

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひっくり返すこと, それ, 転覆, 折り返し, 反対側への移動, 票の移動, 取引高, ターンオーバー, 折り返したもの
adj. - 折り返しの

idioms:

• turnover rate    回転置換率, 回転率

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحول, انقلاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שינוי, מחזור, פדיון, הפיכה, תחלופה, קיפולית (עוגה), גודל ההשקעה בעסק, גודל תחלופת העובדים, הון חוזר, הפסד הכדור ליריב (ספורט)‬
adj. - ‮שניתן להפכו (או את חלקו)‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.