outturn

outturn
outturn out‧turn [ˈaʊtˌtɜːn ǁ -ˌtɜːrn] noun [countable usually singular]
1. ACCOUNTING the actual amounts, results etc at the end of a period of activity, rather than those that were expected or calculated earlier; = actuals:

• Current expenditure is forecast to increase by 6% over last year's outturn.

• Social security spending will be lower than expected due to lower recent outturns for unemployment.

2. MANUFACTURING the amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, factory, company etc; = output

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outturn UK US /ˈaʊtˌtɜːn/ noun [S or U]
► UK ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS used to talk about the result for sales, growth, etc. achieved in a particular period, rather than what was expected or planned: »

He was budgeting for zero net new business this year, while expressing his hope that the outturn would be better than this.

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The outturn was well below City expectations of an 0.8% increase.

► PRODUCTION a total amount of goods or services produced during a particular period of time: »

The whisky was released in 2004 with an outturn of just 2400 bottles.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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