From Longman Business Dictionarystock turnoverˌstock ˈturnover (also stock turn British English), inventory turnoverACCOUNTING the average value of stock held by a business in relation to the total value of its sales during a year, showing how quickly a business sells its stockNew book purchases must be based on a stock turn of one year — in other words, the whole print run has to sell out within one year. → turnover
