turnover

turnover
noun
1 (esp. BrE) amount of business a company does
ADJECTIVE
high, low
company, group (both BrE)
combined, total

The combined turnover of both businesses has doubled in the last two years.

gross, net
annual, daily, etc.
global, worldwide
VERB + TURNOVER
boast, have

The company boasts an annual turnover of £240 m.

record

The company recorded a turnover of €70 million last year.

boost, increase
TURNOVER + VERB
be up
be down

Turnover was down compared with last year's figures.

double, grow, increase, rise

The company's turnover increased 30% to $10 million.

drop, fall

Turnover fell from £12 million to £11 million.

reach sth

Turnover reached $2 billion in the 12 months to September.

exceed sth, top sth

The company's worldwide turnover exceeds $5 billion.

TURNOVER + NOUN
figure, growth, rate
PHRASES
a decline in turnover, an fall in turnover
an increase in turnover, a rise in turnover
2 rate at which people come and go from a job/place
ADJECTIVE
fast, rapid
high, large
low
employee (esp. AmE), job (esp. AmE), labour/labor, management, personnel, staff

The new offices have reduced the very high rates of staff turnover.

population

The city has a rapid population turnover.

VERB + TURNOVER
have
reduce
TURNOVER + NOUN
rate
PREPOSITION
turnover in

We've had very little turnover in our sales personnel.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • turnover — or turns Terms used to describe the number of operating cycles in a defined period of time or the length of each specific operating cycle. Typical turnover cycles are: the rate at which accounts receivable converts to cash, the rate at which… …   Financial and business terms

  • Turnover — may refer to:BusinessEurope*Turnover is the term for revenue.United States*Turnover is the measure of how quickly inventory is sold. A high turnover means that goods are sold quickly, while a low turnover means that goods are sold more… …   Wikipedia

  • Turnover — Turnover, zu deutsch „Umschlag“ oder „Umsatz“, bezeichnet im Englischen Umsatz (Naturwissenschaft), den Umsatz eines Produktes oder einer Substanz, so bei Stoffwechselvorgängen in der Biologie das Ersetzen einer Art durch eine andere, siehe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Turnover — Turn o ver, n. 1. The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage. [1913 Webster] 2. A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Turnover — Turn o ver, a. Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a turnover collar, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turnover — [tʉrn′ō΄vər] n. 1. the act or an instance of turning over; specif., a) an upset b) a change from one use, side, opinion, management, etc. to another 2. a small filled pastry made by folding one half of the crust back over the other half and… …   English World dictionary

  • turnover — n. The rate of replacement of goods, funds, or personnel; in a company, the rate at which employees leave and are replaced by others. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • turnover — The process by which any entity in possession of property of the estate is surrenders such property to the bankruptcy trustee (SA Bankruptcy.com) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • turnover — 1650s, action of turning over, from TURN (Cf. turn) + OVER (Cf. over); meaning kind of pastry tart is attested from 1798. Meaning number of employees leaving a place and being replaced is recorded from 1955 …   Etymology dictionary

  • turnover — /turˈnover, ingl. ˈtYːnˌəuvə(r)/ [loc. ingl., comp. di turn «rotazione» e over «in eccesso»] s. m. inv. 1. turno, avvicendamento, rotazione, ricambio, alternanza 2. (di personale) sostituzione 3. giro di affari, volume di affari …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • turnover — ► NOUN 1) the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period. 2) the rate at which employees leave a workforce and are replaced. 3) the rate at which goods are sold and replaced in a shop. 4) a small pie made by folding a piece of… …   English terms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”