the quality or condition of something produced or manufactured
Word origin
[1790–1800; n. use of v. phrase turn out]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhanded, echelon, idealism, methodology, standby
Examples of 'outturn' in a sentence
outturn
Some analysts were looking for 2 per cent, others for a flat outturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The figures were comfortably above expectations, and the company is suggesting a similar outturn for the current year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This year's picks show a good improvement on the outturn at the end of the first quarter.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He said that, coming on the previous year's 3.5 per cent increase, this was a 'pretty healthy' outturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At the start of the year the consensus growth forecast was 2.5%, against a 1.75% outturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Its estimates are normally accurate to within 0.1 or 0.2 percentage points of the outturn, but not this time.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That was the fastest quarterly expansion since the second quarter of 2004 and the third successive above-trend outturn.