turnover
noun uk/ˈtɜːnˌəʊ.vər/ us/ˈtɝːnˌoʊ.vɚ/
(BUSINESS)
C1 [ C or U ](一定时期内的)营业额,成交量
the amount of business that a company does in a period of time
Large supermarkets have high turnovers (= their goods sell very quickly). 大型超市的货品销售量很大。
The business has an annual turnover of £50,000. 这家公司的年营业额达5万英镑。
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- The seven companies have an aggregate turnover of £5.2 million.
- Current guesstimates are that the company's turnover will increase by 7% this year.
- The company's annual turnover is somewhere around £70.7 million.
- Last year the company's turnover was $240 billion, up 3% on the previous year.
(EMPLOYEES)
C2 [ S or U ]员工更替率;人员调整率
the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high turnover of staff. 临时合同多,人员变更率就很高。
US They've had a lot of turnover at the factory recently. 最近他们工厂人员变动很大。
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- There is a very high turnover of staff at the hospital.
- There is a high turnover of residents in the city.
- The turnover rate amongst permanent employees is quite low.
(CAKE)
[ C ]小馅饼
a small cake made from a folded piece of pastry with fruit inside
an apple turnover 苹果馅饼