ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: out (III) + turn (after turn out, v.)
1.
a. : an amount of something (as of a crop or manufactured item) turned out or produced : output , yield
rice was the chief crop … and extensive new irrigation works multiplied the outturn — J.S.Furnivall
b. : a sampling taken at a paper mill from each run on a paper machine
2.
a. : the quality or condition of something turned out or produced
oiling of eggs has resulted in greatly improved outturn in the export pack and winter cold storage — Poultry Farmer (Australia)
b. : the condition in which a shipment arrives at its destination
inaugurated special methods of stowing turpentine barrels, in ships bound on long voyages, in order to assure better outturns — Chem. Markets