Synonyms for
Turnovers
Definition
A turnover is a type of pastry filled with sweet or savory ingredients and folded over to form a half-moon shape. It can also refer to a loss of possession of the ball by a team in sports.
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Common collocations
- business turnovers
- high turnovers
- staff turnovers
- player turnovers
- quarterly turnovers
- annual turnovers
- economic turnovers
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Usage note
In business, 'turnover' refers to the rate at which employees leave and are replaced. In sports, it refers to losing possession of the ball.
Example sentences
- I love the smell of freshly baked turnovers.
- The bakery sells both sweet and savory turnovers.
- The basketball team had too many turnovers in the game.
- She made a turnover in the stock market.
- The company experienced a turnover of employees last year.
Quotes
I'm a typical New Yorker, I never take time to eat breakfast at home, and I never go out for lunch. I grab a hot dog and run in and out of meetings all day. At night I like to eat at local restaurants, but I'm not a foodie. I don't know how to pronounce 'quinoa,' and I think 'turnovers' are just small pies.
The turnovers are really killing us. We just need to take care of the ball better.
A lot of teams struggle with turnovers, but we really need to work on it if we want to win.