turnover
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++turn·o·ver /ˈtɜːnˌəʊvə $ ˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/ ●○○ noun 1 [singular, uncountable] British EnglishBBBUSINESSSELL the amount of business done during a particular period 交易额，营业额turnover of The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 billion. 非法毒品行业有2,000亿英镑左右的年交易额。turnover rose/fell Turnover rose 9%. 营业额提高了9%。► see thesaurus at profit2 [singular, uncountable] the rate at which a particular kind of goods is sold 〔货物的〕周转率turnover of Tri-Star’s fast turnover of stock 三星公司快速的库存周转3 [singular, uncountable]LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others 人事变动率，人员流动率turnover of Low pay accounts for the high turnover. 低薪是人员流动大的原因。staff/labour turnover a high degree of labour turnover among women 女工的高流动率4 [countable]DF a small fruit pie 水果小馅饼 an apple turnover 苹果馅饼
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turnover• Turnover at the two restaurants was about $7.4 million this year.• Turnover is expected to double now that the recession is over.• Add in zero interceptions, and you have a turnover average of 0. 0.• Our corporation has an annual turnover of $3.2 billion.• Some inner city practices now have annual turnovers over 30%.• A high turnover may well have been justified in view of volatile markets.• Recently the company has been trying to increase its turnover by diversifying into other fields.• On average about 25 percent of our turnover is for Group companies.• Quick turnover is good for cash flow.• We're doing everything we can to reduce staff turnover.• Early, the Bulldogs made enough bombs to offset their turnovers.annual turnover• Professional villainy now boasts an annual turnover of £14 billion.• He has been with the group, which has an annual turnover of £8-9m, for the past seven years.• Some inner city practices now have annual turnovers over 30%.• But he pointed out that his annual turnover was well above £1m.• He will support seven managers and staff, dealing with businesses with individual annual turnover of more than £1m.• All in all, around £3.5 billion of the company's annual turnover might be chopped out.• The level of business exported currently stands at 20 percent of Rolls Wood Group's annual turnover.• On the domestic market, total annual turnover of £433 billion was the highest since 1987.high turnover• With a high turnover of owners, a certain amount of skepticism has been built into the rooms.• A high turnover may well have been justified in view of volatile markets.• Possible benefits from this strategy are large profits from high turnover and economies of scale.• Two invest oversized chunks of their portfolios in individual stocks and the third generates high turnover in a computer-driven momentum investment style.• So, shop where you know there is high turnover of produce.• Zurich: Selected blue chips saw high turnover as shares firmed across the board.• Any organization looking to send a message by way of systematic high turnover should consider the grave implications of this cold-blooded approach.• The very high turnover of caregivers in institutional settings is perhaps the major way in which they differ from ordinary family life.From Longman Business Dictionaryturnoverturn‧o‧ver /ˈtɜːnˌəʊvəˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/ noun [singular, uncountable]1British EnglishACCOUNTING the amount of business done in a particular period of time, measured by the amount of money obtained from customers for goods or services that have been soldSYN SALESturnover ofThe commercial services business unit had an annual turnover of 3.9 billion kronor.2HUMAN RESOURCES the rate at which workers leave an organization and are replaced by othersMorale among child-care workers is low, and turnover is more than 40% a year.Contract workers have a high turnover rate.3COMMERCE the rate at which goods are soldturnover ofOur business success is built on a fast turnover of merchandise.4FINANCE the number of shares traded on a stockmarket during a particular period of time, usually a day, or the number of shares traded in a particular companyStocks closed 16 per cent lower at 27360 points amid light turnover (=not much trading).The company’s shares gained 20p to 463p on turnover of 1.1 million shares.turn·o·ver nounChineseSyllable
Corpus the particular period amount done during Business a of business
turnover
turn‧o‧ver /ˈtɜːnˌəʊvə $ ˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/
noun
1. [singular, uncountable] British English the amount of business done during a particular period
turnover of
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 billion.
turnover rose/fell
Turnover rose 9%.
2. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which a particular kind of goods is sold
turnover of
Tri-Star’s fast turnover of stock
3. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others
turnover of
Low pay accounts for the high turnover.
staff/labour turnover
a high degree of labour turnover among women
4. [countable] a small fruit pie:
an apple turnover
▪ profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid: Our profits are down this year. | The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
▪earnings the profit that a company makes: The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results. | Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
▪return the profit that you get from an investment: You should get a good return on your investment. | We didn’t get much of a return on our money. | They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.
▪turnover the amount of business done during a particular period: The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
▪takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc: He counted the night’s takings. | This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
▪interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there: They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000. | The money is still earning interest in your account.
▪dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company: Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share. | The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.
turn‧o‧ver /ˈtɜːnˌəʊvə $ ˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/
noun1. [singular, uncountable] British English the amount of business done during a particular period
turnover of
turnover rose/fell
2. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which a particular kind of goods is sold
turnover of
3. [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others
turnover of
staff/labour turnover
4. [countable] a small fruit pie:
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Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标