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Business Definition for: Turn

  • the difference between a market maker's bid and offer prices

Wiktionary Definition for: Turn

  • To rotate (in driving usually 90°); spin.
  • Ex: '''''Turn''' the knob clockwise.''
  • To position by rotating, spinning or flipping.
  • Ex: '''''Turn''' back the covers.''
  • To change; transform.
  • Ex: ''The leaves '''turn''' color in autumn.''
  • To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
  • Ex: ''The prisoners '''turned''' on the warden.''
  • To machine or shape by rotating the workpiece against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
  • Ex: ''She '''turned''' the table legs with care and precision.''
  • To sour or spoil; to go bad.
  • Ex: ''This milk has '''turned;''' it smells awful.''
  • ''(usually with "over"):'' To complete.
  • Ex: ''They say they can '''turn''' the parts in two days.''
  • # cricket (''of a bowler'') to make the ball move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  • # cricket (''of a ball'') to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  • #(''professional wrestling'') In professional wrestling, to change personalities such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
  • A rotate rotation or spin.
  • Ex:''Give the handle a full '''turn,''' then pull up on it.''
  • The chance to use an item shared in sequence with others.
  • Ex: ''They took '''turns''' playing with the new toy.''
  • A figure in music, often notated ''~'', consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again (see w:Ornament.)
  • ''(usually with "around"):'' The time required to complete a project.
  • Ex: ''They quote a three-day '''turn''' on parts like those.''
  • A fit or a period of giddiness.
  • A change in temperament or circumstance.
  • Ex:''She took a '''turn''' for the worse.''
  • # cricket a sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight)
  • # poker The fourth communal card in Texas hold'em poker
  • #(electric) the basic coil element that forms a single conducting loop comprised of one insulated conductor.
  • first-person singular present tense of turnen; perform gymnastics
  • tower
  • #gymnastics
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Additional Resources

I WOULD NOT TURN IN THE OMAGH BOMBERS; EXCLUSIVE: BBC writer's shock
A BBC screenwriter sensationally admitted that he wouldn't turn in the Omagh bombers if he knew who they were. Former terror suspect and republican Ronan Bennett answered bluntly "no" when asked if he would. In explanation he added: "Turn them in to the RUC?...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp.
Research articles 2000-10-15
Herrick Lake turn lane coming, but not yet.(Neighbor)(Traffic Q & A)
Q. Why isn't there a left-turn lane for drivers heading west on Butterfield who want to turn into Herrick Lake Forest Preserve? It's very dangerous because other drivers come up at about 50 mph behind cars who are trying to make that left turn, and...
Tags: car, Illinois, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2006-08-14
How Not to Turn-Around a Company
How Not to Turn-Around a CompanyRE: How Not to Turn-Around a CompanyJust about spot on, and often by the time senior management are prepared to accept previously unaceptable changes, there is no money left to finance them because they are having to spend on defensive tactics.
Tags: Turn-around
Discussion threads 2008-09-22
Signals at Lake Street, Gary Avenue to be reviewed.(Neighbor)(Traffic Q & A)
Byline: Andrew Smith Q. I have encountered a problem with the northbound and southbound left-turn lanes on Gary Avenue at Lake Street on the far west side of Roselle. Even though there are double-left-turn lanes in each direction, the left-turn arrow is too short....
Tags: Illinois, lane, Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2007-07-24
Spain will never again turn back on UN, says new defence minister
MADRID AFP ? Spain's new defence minister said that his country would never again "turn its back" on the UN or the Spanish people, an allusion to the sending of troops to Iraq last year by the ousted conservative government. "We will never again turn our back on the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bono, Government, Iraq, SOFTWARE, troop
Research articles 2004-04-19
SMARTER FACTORIES.
The experts are trying to leverage information technology to turn out products not only faster and cheaper, but better, too. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK to push manufacturing to new heights have clear goals for the future. They want to develop processes that will turn out...
Tags: calibration, Manufacturing, NIST, PRODUCTIVITY
Research articles 2001-03-01
TeleNav Launches Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation on the RIM BlackBerry 7100i; Continues Focus to Bring Real-Time Navigation to Consumer Market
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario -- TeleNav Inc. today announced the availability of TeleNav's GPS Navigator, a Java-based GPS navigation application that offers visual and audible, turn-by-turn driving directions and mapping, on the BlackBerry 7100iTM from Research In Motion RIM (Nasdaq:RIMM).
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry
Research articles 2006-02-13
Pilots unable to slow down in Brazil plane crash
BRASILIA AFP — Pilots in Brazil's worst plane crash last month panicked, crying "Oh my God!, Oh my God!" as they desperately tried to slow down their jetliner on landing, according to transcripts from the plane's cockpit recorder released Wednesday. The Airbus 320 belonging to Brazil's TAM airlines had...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, aircraft, Brazil, Manufacturing, recorder, transcript
Research articles 2007-08-01
Tele Atlas Launches Most Powerful and Comprehensive Turn-By-Turn Map Database for North America
Business Editors & Automotive Writers
Tags: database, Tele Atlas
Research articles 2002-10-15
Turn Your Blockbuster Card into a Hotel Key
Turn Your Blockbuster Card into a Hotel KeyGreat!Killer idea, thanks!Turn the lights outGood one! But don't forget to turn off the lights and the tv.www.atrendia.comit's just a switchAll these devices are are microswitches at the bottom of the "reader". So anything you can stuff into the reader that is...
Tags: Blockbuster Inc.
Discussion threads 2007-04-12
Tele Atlas Releases Latest Version of Shapefile Format with Comprehensive Turn-by-Turn Data
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: Tele Atlas
Research articles 2003-03-12
Tele Atlas Launches Most Powerful and Comprehensive Turn-by-Turn Map Database for North America
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: Tele Atlas
Research articles 2002-10-14
OnStar's Turn-by-Turn Navigation Rivals Traditional Systems: TRG Predicts Subscriber Growth
CHICAGO -- OnStar is once again shaking up the telematics world with a new feature designed to improve customer retention. The company's new Turn-by-Turn navigation, a feature of OnStar's latest generation system, is the first automotive OEM navigation solution to use "off-board" technology, liberating drivers from the prevalent and expensive...
Tags: OnStar
Research articles 2006-02-08
Turn Your Documents into MP3 Files
Now that you know how to turn your voicemails into written documents, its also cool to be able to do the opposite. MagneticTime is a software app that lets you turn documents and emails into mp3 files for your iPod or handheld so that you can still have access to...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Digital media, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, David Goldenberg, General, Software, Time-Savers, MagneticTime, MP3
Blog posts 2007-03-12
Stopping A Killer -- Death In The Workplace
People often turn violent if someone hurts them adversely. It is the grudge against someone that forces a person deal in a violent act, be it hitting or killing someone. The aforesaid situation most often occurs in corporate organizations where employees often turn violent if their needs are not met,...
Tags: Gannett, Workplace, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-07-16
Major Upgrade of ''InfoSpace Find It!'' Debuts at CTIA; New Version Takes Online Advertisers Mobile, Adds Spoken Turn-by-Turn Directions and Millions of Content Listings
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Leading mobile media and technology company InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP) today added spoken turn-by-turn directions, integrated performance-based advertising and 15 million points of interest to InfoSpace Find It!, the first comprehensive location-based application which helps consumers easily and quickly find everything from nearby restaurants and movie times...
Tags: CTIA, InfoSpace Inc., mobile
Research articles 2006-09-12
Turn a Business Card into an iPhone Stand
Turn a Business Card into an iPhone StandTurn a Business Card into an iPhone StandThe spell checker strikes again. Try in vein - should be - Try in vane.vainReminds me of the post "When Outsourcing is Just Plain Stupid" of July 9th by CC Holland.
Tags: Apple iPhone, Business Card, iPhone Stand
Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Turn Off That Phone!
EVEN FOR a government report, this one that collects complaints from commercial airline pilots and flight attendants has a very bureaucratic title: "ASRS Database Report Set, Passenger Electronic Devices." But look inside and see why you should heed those pretakeoff instructions to turn off your personal electronic devices. Flight...
Tags: Government, MARKETING, NASA, phone
Research articles 2004-03-01
Turn Dirty Harry loose on the Debenhams float
In perhaps his most famous role, as maverick cop Harry Callaghan, Clint Eastwood points a .44 magnum ("the most powerful handgun in the world") at a shotgun-toting thief and ponders whether he has used up all the bullets in the six-shot cylinder. He then says: "You've got to ask yourself...
Tags: Debenhams, FINANCE, Goldman Sachs & Co., Investment, juice, policyholder, TVs
Research articles 2006-04-23
The Ad Market.(advertising spending, United States; AdMarket and Dow)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Turn Signals Turn Signals
Tags: advertisement, The Dow Chemical Co.
Research articles 2002-08-26
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