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outturn

noun

Definition of outturnnext
as in production

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Recent Examples of outturn In current, inflated prices, the outturn cost approaches £48–49 billion. — Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Without them, the index would have been up just 5% in 2023, compared to its outturn. — Ganesh Rao,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outturn
  1. production
  2. output
Noun
  • Film and television are some of the most important exports of the country, and everybody’s stealing production from us.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The start of cell trials comes after an earlier target for production.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of production
Noun
  • Retail sales slowed further, and the urban investment slump deepened in August, while industrial output rebounded on the back of exports.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Grabbing an adventure-ready Bluetooth speaker loaded with impressive output, advanced AI acoustic optimization, and Auracast multi-speaker broadcast under $150 is a rare find.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Outturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outturn. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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