Definition of Turnover rate

1. Noun. The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers.

Exact synonyms: Employee Turnover, Turnover
Generic synonyms: Ratio

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnover Rate

turnkey
turnkey system
turnkeyed
turnkeying
turnkeys
turnoff
turnoffs
turnon
turnons
turnout
turnout gear
turnouts
turnover
turnover flap
turnover number
turnover rate (current term)
turnovers
turnpike
turnpike doubles
turnpiked
turnpikes
turnpiking
turnplate
turnplates
turnround
turns
turns against
turns around
turns away
turns back

Literary usage of Turnover rate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Turnover of Factory Labor by Sumner Huber Slichter (1919)
"The turnover rate among the common laborers in the street railway shops was twice ... The store room lumpers in the shipyard had a turnover rate 14 times as ..."

2. Employers and Child Care: Benefiting Work and Family (1994)
"The annual turnover rate of employees who used company- sponsored child care ... At 53 percent of the companies, the turnover rate for center users was zero ..."

3. Principles of Business by Charles William Gerstenberg (1922)
"This rate is called the "refined turnover rate," and represents, obviously, the portion of the turnover which is subject to reduction. ..."

4. Federal Nutrition Programs: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture ... (1998)
"For the 6811 providers reporting both, turnover rate is the annual admissions ... Using these functional relationships, an estimated turnover rate was ..."

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