outturn

Thân thiện

The factory's monthly outturn of bicycles is carefully recorded.

Definition

Noun: The quantity or amount of something produced, manufactured, or yielded within a specific period.

Usage

"Outturn" is a formal or technical term, primarily used in business, economics, manufacturing, and agriculture to refer to the final, actual output or production result. It often implies a measured or reported figure.

Examples

• The factory's outturn for the third quarter exceeded expectations.
• The annual outturn of wheat was lower due to poor weather conditions.
• We will analyze the financial outturn of the project once all data is collected.

Advanced Usage

• "Actual outturn": Used to emphasize the real, final result as opposed to a forecast or budget.
  • The actual outturn for the year showed a significant variance from the projected budget.
• In a comparative context:
  • The outturn of this process is more efficient than the previous one.

Variants and Related Words

• Output (noun): A more common and general synonym for the amount produced.
• Yield (noun): Often used specifically for agricultural or financial production.
• Production (noun): The action of producing or the amount produced.

Synonyms

• Output
• Yield
• Production
• Result
• Harvest (in agricultural contexts)

Antonyms

• Input
• Consumption

Related Phrases

• Outturn data: The specific figures or statistics representing the production.
  • The manager reviewed the outturn data before the board meeting.
• Outturn report: A document summarizing the production results.
  • Please prepare the monthly outturn report by Friday.

Học thuật

Noun

1. what is produced in a given time period

Từ đồng nghĩa

• output
• turnout