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Turnover vs Velocity - What's the difference?

turnover | velocity |

As nouns the difference between turnover and velocity

is that turnover is the act or result of overturning something; an upset while velocity is (physics) a vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.

As an adjective turnover

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

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

    Anagrams

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    velocity

    English

    Noun

  • (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
  • Rapidity of motion.
  • The rate of occurrence.
  • (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
  • Derived terms

    * angular velocity * phase velocity * escape velocity