turnover

turnover
noun
1 (esp. BrE) amount of business a company does
ADJECTIVE
▪ high, low
▪ company, group (both BrE)
▪ combined, total
▪

The combined turnover of both businesses has doubled in the last two years.

▪ gross, net
▪ annual, daily, etc.
▪ global, worldwide
VERB + TURNOVER
▪ boast, have
▪

The company boasts an annual turnover of £240 m.

▪ record
▪

The company recorded a turnover of €70 million last year.

▪ boost, increase
TURNOVER + VERB
▪ be up
▪ be down
▪

Turnover was down compared with last year's figures.

▪ double, grow, increase, rise
▪

The company's turnover increased 30% to $10 million.

▪ drop, fall
▪

Turnover fell from £12 million to £11 million.

▪ reach sth
▪

Turnover reached $2 billion in the 12 months to September.

▪ exceed sth, top sth
▪

The company's worldwide turnover exceeds $5 billion.

TURNOVER + NOUN
▪ figure, growth, rate
PHRASES
▪ a decline in turnover, an fall in turnover
▪ an increase in turnover, a rise in turnover
2 rate at which people come and go from a job/place
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast, rapid
▪ high, large
▪ low
▪ employee (esp. AmE), job (esp. AmE), labour/labor, management, personnel, staff
▪

The new offices have reduced the very high rates of staff turnover.

▪ population
▪

The city has a rapid population turnover.

VERB + TURNOVER
▪ have
▪ reduce
TURNOVER + NOUN
▪ rate
PREPOSITION
▪ turnover in
▪

We've had very little turnover in our sales personnel.


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