What does turnaround mean?

Definitions for turnaround
ˈtɜrn əˌraʊndturn·around

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. turnaround, turnaround timenoun

    time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

  2. reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaroundnoun

    a decision to reverse an earlier decision

  3. turnaroundnoun

    an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around

  4. turnaround, turnroundnoun

    act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip

  5. reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaroundnoun

    turning in the opposite direction

Wiktionary

  1. turnaroundnoun

    The act of turning to face in the other direction.

  2. turnaroundnoun

    A reversal of policy.

  3. turnaroundnoun

    The time required to carry out a task.

    They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.

  4. turnaroundnoun

    A turnabout.

  5. turnaroundnoun

    A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.

  6. turnaroundnoun

    The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.

ChatGPT

  1. turnaround

    Turnaround generally refers to a situation wherein there is a positive change or recovery after a period of decline or difficulty. It can be used across various contexts like finance, business, and transportation. In business, it refers to a company's recovery from losses and improvement in performance. In transportation, it signifies the complete cycle of a journey, including the return trip or the time taken for this process.

Wikidata

  1. Turnaround

    Turnaround is a 1978 folk music album by Stan Rogers.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. turnaround

    The length of time between arriving at a point and being ready to depart from that point. It is used in this sense for the loading, unloading, re-fueling, and re-arming, where appropriate, of vehicles, aircraft, and ships. See also turnaround cycle.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turnaround in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turnaround in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of turnaround in a Sentence

  1. Eamonn Flanagan:

    We remain puzzled why Aviva felt the need to do it now. Is it a camouflage for issues within its own internal restructuring and turnaround story?

  2. Rudy Giuliani:

    Instead of talking about Sessions, we want to be talking about Comey and Mueller, public opinion is turning our way; we’ve had a great turnaround on this. We should be focused on that.

  3. Lars Christensen:

    Turkey dominates, but the underlying story is how will global risk appetite react to the underlying story of dollar appreciation, it's very hard to see any turnaround in the (Turkish) market in the short term with the overall global trend in place and increasing worry about the tension between the central bank and the government.

  4. Chris Terry:

    The turnaround potential is promising.

  5. Frederic Neumann:

    Everything is signaling a further slowdown in the global trade cycle. Nothing suggests a turnaround soon, we're not even seeing a big pick-up following the U.S. West Coast strike closure earlier this year.

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