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Turnover: When a team loses control of the puck to the opposition. Same term used in football.

Inventory Turnover: The ratio of annual sales to average inventory, which measures the speed at which inventory is produced and sold. Low turnover is an unhealthy sign, indicating excess stocks and/or poor sales.

Portfolio Turnover: Portfolio turnover is the rate at which a mutual fund manager buys or sells securities in a fund, or an individual investor buys and sells securities in a brokerage account. A rapid turnover . . . View Full Definition

Turnover Ratio: A mutual fund's turnover ratio measures the percentage of holdings that the fund sells, or turns over, in a year. For example, if a stock fund manager has a portfolio of 100 stocks at the be . . . View Full Definition

Turnover Rate: The number of separations during a month, including both voluntary and involuntary terminations (excluding layoffs). The turnover rate is calculated by taking the number of separations durin . . . View Full Definition

Capital Turnover: Amounts of directly contributed equity capital in excess of the par value.

Asset Turnover Ratio: An overall measure of how effectively assets are used during a period: computed by dividing net sales by average total assets.

Accounts Receivable Turnover: The ratio of net credit sales to average accounts receivable, which is a measure of how quickly customers pay their bills.

Account Receivable Turnover: A measure used to determine a company's average collection period for receivables: computed by dividing net sales (or net credit sales) by average accounts receivable.

Asset Turnover: The ratio of net sales to total assets.