turnover

turnover
    n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced
         in a given time period to the average number of workers
         [syn: {employee turnover}, {turnover rate}, {turnover}]
    2: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
    3: the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume
       continues to rise" [syn: {dollar volume}, {turnover}]
    4: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the
       upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {upset}, {overturn},
       {turnover}]
    

Turnover \Turn"o`ver\ (t[^u]rn"[=o]`v[~e]r), n.
   1. The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad
      turnover in a carriage.
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   2. A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a
      circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or
      other materials; as, an apple turnover.
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   3. An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one
      master to another to complete his time.
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Turnover \Turn"o`ver\, a.
   Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a
   turnover collar, etc.
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48 Moby Thesaurus words for "turnover":
      Danish pastry, French pastry, baklava, bill of sale, blintz,
      capsizal, capsize, chocolate eclair, cream puff, culbute, demand,
      dowdy, eclair, market, mass market, outlet, overset, overthrow,
      overturn, pandowdy, pastry, pasty, patisserie, patty, patty-shell,
      pie, puff, quiche, reorganization, retail, revolution, rosette,
      sale, shake-up, somersault, somerset, spill, strudel, subversion,
      tart, tie-in, timbale, tipsy cake, trifle, upset, upturn,
      vol-au-vent, wholesale