turn·out
ˈtərn-ˌau̇t 
1
: the number of people who participate in or attend an event
a heavy voter turnout
2
a
: a place where something (such as a road) turns out or branches off
b
: a space adjacent to a highway in which vehicles may park or pull into to enable others to pass
c
: a railroad siding
3
: an act of turning out
4
5
: a clearing out and cleaning
6
7
: net quantity of produce yielded
turned out; turning out; turns out
1
a
: to come or go out from home in or as if in answer to a summons
voters turned out in droves
b
: to get out of bed
2
a
: to prove to be in the result or end
the play turned out to be a flop
it turned out that we were both wrong
b
: to become in maturity
nobody thought he'd turn out like this
c
: end
stories that turn out happily
1
: to put out by or as if by turning a switch
turn out the lights
2
: to produce often rapidly or regularly by or as if by machine
a writer turning out stories
3
a
: to turn inside out
turning out his pockets
b
: to empty the contents of especially for cleaning or rearranging
also
: clean
5
: to equip, dress, or finish in a careful or elaborate way
6
: to call (a guard, a company, etc.) out from rest or shelter and into formation
Examples of turnout in a Sentence
Noun
The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout.
a 50 percent voter turnout
Verb
we turn out early on workdays
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
Recent Examples on the Web
Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 4 June 2024
That said, with lower levels of recorded turnout compared to U.S.-born voters, challenges remain in getting new citizens to show up to the polls.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 May 2024
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
At one point, this factory was turning out more than 50 fuselages per month.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 4 June 2024
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Noun
In Denver, which held in-person voting in its jails during the 2023 mayoral election, the proportional turnout was higher than for that of the city as a whole, said Kyle Giddings, the civic engagement coordinator for the coalition, pointing to data pulled from the city clerk and recorder’s office.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 4 June 2024
That said, with lower levels of recorded turnout compared to U.S.-born voters, challenges remain in getting new citizens to show up to the polls.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 May 2024
Verb
Explore our new section Residents turned out en masse at subsequent meetings, held a rally and circulated a petition to protest removing the trees in one fell swoop.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
At one point, this factory was turning out more than 50 fuselages per month.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 4 June 2024
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“Turnout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnout. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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turnout
1 of 2 noun
turn·out
ˈtər-ˌnau̇t
: the number of people who attend or who do something (as vote)
a good turnout at the meeting
expected a light voter turnout
turn out
2 of 2 verbˌtər-ˈnau̇t,
ˈtər-
1
: to put or empty out of a container
2
: to make by or as if by machine
the factory turns out automobiles
turns out a new story every month
3
: turn off sense 2
who turned out the light?
4
: to come or go out from home
thousands turned out to see them
5
: to prove to be
it turned out to be only the cat
of course, I turned out to be right
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