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Release vs Turnover - What's the difference?

release | turnover |

As nouns the difference between release and turnover

is that release is the event of setting (someone or something) free (eg hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms) while turnover is the act or result of overturning something; an upset.

As a verb release

is to let go (of); to cease to hold or contain or release can be to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

As an adjective turnover is

capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.

release

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) relaisser (variant of relascher).

Noun

(en noun)
  • The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Charles T. Ambrose
    • , title= Alzheimer’s Disease , volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
  • (software) The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.
  • Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
  • That which is released, untied or let go.
    • Derived terms
    * prerelease * release notes * release from requirement * software release * release process

    Verb

    (releas)
  • To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
  • To make available to the public.
  • To free or liberate; to set free.
  • To discharge.
  • (telephone) (of a call) To hang up.
  • (legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
  • To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
    • to release an ordinance
    (Hooker)
  • (soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 13, author=Sam Lyon, work=BBC
    • , title= Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal , passage=With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.}}
    Antonyms
    * hold

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (releas)
  • To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

    • turnover

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
    • a bad turnover in a carriage
  • The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a calendar year
    • The company had an annual turnover of $500,000.
  • The number of times that stock is replaced after being used or sold, a worker is replaced after leaving, or a property changes hands
    • Those apartments have a high turnover because they are so close to the railroad tracks.
    High staff-turnover can lead to low morale amongst employees
  • A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (usually fruit).
    • They only served me one apple turnover for breakfast.
  • (sports) A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
    • The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.
  • (dated) An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.
    • a turnover collar

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