output

Definition

That which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort.

Etymology

From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out.

Example Sentences

• "The factory increased its output this year."
• "Output at the Pen-ch'i mine, which produced somewhat under 1 million tons annually during 1942-1944, was around 500,000 tons in 1949."
• "It misdesigned goods, adversely selected technologies, misallocated and misremunerated factors of production, encouraged work to rule, underproduced, misdistributed outputs and was subject to a myriad of moral hazards."

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