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turnout

turnout

3 4.1
The amount a company, farm, or factory makes in a period
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/
  • UK
translation icon : producción
  • The company's efforts to improve efficiency resulted in a remarkable turnout of higher quality products.

Examples

  • The recent upgrades to the assembly line have boosted the monthly turnout significantly.

  • When we have advocacy opportunities, we don't get a huge turnout.

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  • In spite of all the pundits' analysis of voting blocks and turnout, the results do not make sense to me.

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  • Despite a major drop in voter turnout, the country decided to re-elect Barack Obama.

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  • The increases in young-voter turnout in these states helped Obama clinch the votes that ultimately led to his re-election.

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  • When asked about why state House Republicans were able to hold on to a substantial majority while Democrats swept statewide offices, Smith replied that the turnout of Democrats in a handful of counties, including Philadelphia, tilts the statewide races.

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  • The factory's increased production led to a higher turnout of goods this quarter.

Synonyms

production
vsturnout
595 2.2

The amount of something made in a certain time

is the term for overall output level, not specific items themselves
yield
vsturnout
257 4.1

The amount people get from crops or investments

is broader, covering general output levels not just crops or profit
output
vsturnout
128 3.1

The amount a person, machine, or factory makes

focuses on total production level in a period rather than the producing agent
outturn
vsturnout
  • Specialized
8.5

The amount of goods that are produced in a period

is the general measure of production level rather than goods only

Compounds

30 3.2

The number or percentage of eligible people who vote in an election

How Much

turnout
  • UK
3 4.1

Surface Forms

turnout singular
turnouts plural

Morphology

turnout = turn + out (semi-transparent) = turn + out

The production sense derives from the phrasal verb 'turn out' meaning 'to produce', but the noun 'turnout' as a production statistic is a specialized nominalization.

Etymology

Turnout comes from the phrase turn out meaning 'to make' or 'produce', like goods a factory 'turns out'. So turnout is the amount produced in a given time.