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turnover
turn·o·ver / ˈtərnˌōvər/ • n. 1. the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period: a turnover approaching $4 million. ∎ Stock Market the volume of shares traded during a particular period, as a percentage of total shares listed. 2. the rate at which employees leave a workforce and are replaced. ∎ the rate at which goods are sold and replaced in a store. 3. a small pie made by folding a piece of pastry over on itself to enclose a sweet filling: an apple turnover. 4. (in a game) a loss of possession of the ball to the opposing team. |
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"turnover." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turnover." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-turnover.html "turnover." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-turnover.html |
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1. The proportion of a population that is lost (e.g. by death or emigration) or gained (e.g. by reproduction or immigration) in a given period. 2. The replacement of species by extinction within an area and their replacement by newly evolved or immigrant species. 3. The ratio of the energy entering a community or ecosystem to the biomass. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "turnover." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "turnover." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-turnover.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "turnover." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-turnover.html |
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turnover 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.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "turnover." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "turnover." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-turnover.html DAVID A. BENDER. "turnover." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-turnover.html |
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•aquiver, downriver, forgiver, giver, quiver, river, shiver, sliver, upriver
•silver • mitzvah • lawgiver • Oliver
•miniver, Nineveh
•quicksilver
•conniver, contriver, diver, driver, fiver, Godiva, Ivor, jiver, Liver, reviver, saliva, skiver, striver, survivor, viva
•skydiver • slave-driver • piledriver
•screwdriver
•bovver, hover
•Moskva
•revolver, solver
•windhover
•Canova, Casanova, clover, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, nova, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, trover, up-and-over
•layover • flyover • handover
•changeover
•makeover, takeover
•walkover • spillover • pullover
•Hanover • turnover • hangover
•wingover • sleepover • slipover
•popover, stopover
•Passover • crossover • once-over
•pushover • leftover
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"turnover." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "turnover." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-turnover.html "turnover." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-turnover.html |
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