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output

/ˈaʊtpʊt/noun, verb2 syllables

Output means: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).

Synonyms for output6

noun, as in the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

noun, as in what is produced in a given time period

outturn, turnout

noun, as in final product; the things produced

end product

noun, as in production of a certain amount

noun, as in signal that comes out of an electronic system

output signal

What does output mean?6

noun

1

the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)“production was up in the second quarter”

2

what is produced in a given time period

3

final product; the things produced

4

production of a certain amount

5

signal that comes out of an electronic system

verb

1

to create or manufacture a specific amount“the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Output in a sentence

  • Thanks to the technological innovation, the maximum output of the factory has doubled.helloroto
  • Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.CK
  • When the input exceeds a certain threshold, an output signal is instantaneously released.marcelostockle
  • A word is like a bullet; output, it doesn't come back.AmarMecheri
  • Despite a steel shortage, industrial output has increased by five per cent.sundown
  • Thanks to technological innovations, maximum outputs of the factory have doubled.unknown
  • Last year's output of coal fell short of the standard.unknown
  • The output is way below last year's level.Jesse

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of output

as a noun

plural
outputs

as a verb

past tense
output
past participle
output
present participle
outputting
third-person singular
outputs