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turn over
verb
to change or cause to change position, esp so as to reverse top and bottom
to start (an engine), esp with a starting handle, or (of an engine) to start or function correctly
to shift or cause to shift position, as by rolling from side to side
(tr) to deliver; transfer
(tr) to consider carefully
he turned over the problem for hours
(tr)
to sell and replenish (stock in trade)
to transact business and so generate gross revenue of (a specified sum)
(tr) to invest and recover (capital)
slang(tr) to rob
slang(tr) to defeat utterly
to reform; resolve to improve one's behaviour
noun
the amount of business, usually expressed in terms of gross revenue, transacted during a specified period
( as modifier )
a turnover tax
the rate at which stock in trade is sold and replenished
a change or reversal of position
a small semicircular or triangular pastry case filled with fruit, jam, etc
the number of workers employed by a firm in a given period to replace those who have left
the ratio between this number and the average number of employees during the same period
banking the amount of capital funds loaned on call during a specified period
adjective
(prenominal) able or designed to be turned or folded over
a turnover collar
Idioms and Phrases
Invert, bring the bottom to the top, as in We have to turn over the soil before we plant anything . [Second half of 1300s]
Shift position, as by rolling from side to side. For example, This bed is so narrow I can barely turn over . [First half of 1700s]
Rotate, cycle, as in The engine turned over but the car wouldn't start . [Early 1900s]
Think about, consider, as in She turned over the idea in her mind . [Early 1800s]
Transfer to another, surrender, as in I turned over the funds to the children . [Mid-1500s]
Do business to the extent or amount of, as in We hoped the company would turn over a million dollars the first year . [Mid-1800s]
Seem to lurch or heave convulsively, as in The plane hit an air pocket and my stomach turned over . [Second half of 1800s]
Replace or renew the constituent parts, as in Half of our staff turns over every few years . [Mid-1900s] Also see turn over a new leaf .
Example Sentences
With difficulty, he turned over another frozen body.
The effort, which unfolded gradually over the last 23 years, culminated in May as Western Rivers Conservancy turned over 14,968 acres to the Yurok Tribe.
And what could be more efficient than turning over player development to colleges?
Mejia said he has asked for the department to turn over information about the financial impact of the raids on police resources.
Trailing by two, with 25 seconds left, Plum turned over the ball while trying to pass to an open shooter.
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