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a word that fires people, flips businesses, and folds pastry — somehow all of it.
means The rate at which something changes hands or cycles through — employees leaving and being replaced, stock or money moving through a business in a period, or, in the kitchen, a folded pastry pocket.
from A plain English compound, literally the act of "turning over," built from "turn" (Old English "turnian," itself from Latin "tornare," to turn on a lathe) plus "over." The same simple image of one thing flipping to reveal or replace another stretched in different directions: money "turned over" in trade, staff "turned over" as some leave and others arrive, and a half-circle of dough "turned over" on its filling. One humble motion, three grown-up meanings.
- pastry origin
- Named for dough literally turned over the filling.
- finance meaning
- Total sales, not profit — high turnover can still bankrupt you.
- sports sting
- In basketball, one bad pass undoes the whole play.
- workforce cost
- Replacing an employee can cost double their salary.
nfl turnover records — fumble record: jay cutler 161 fumbles (2006-2016), interception record: brett favre 336 (1991-2010)
apple pie turnover — baked pastry with fruit filling, common bakery item since 1800s