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turnover
What does turnover mean?
turnover (noun): the frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use turnover in a sentence?
- Those apartments have a high turnover because they are too close to the railroad tracks. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce turnover?
/ˈtɝˌnoʊvɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “turnover” mean?
an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
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the frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc
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a relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making
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a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
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