output B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈaʊtpʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #12543 Meanings 1 noun The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory. The factory increased its output this year. 2 noun The information produced by a computer. The program's output is saved as a text file. 3 verb To produce data or send it out, especially from a computer. The program outputs the results to a spreadsheet. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the amount of something... yieldend product Word family Forms outputsoutputtedoutputting Derived forms multioutputnetputnonoutputoutputterreoutput Related forms input Appears in Phrases (1) See all cardiac output the volume of blood the heart pumps in a given amount of time Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out. Topics People & Society Economics & Markets External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # output **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtpʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 12543 ## Meanings 1. The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory. 2. The information produced by a computer. 3. To produce data or send it out, especially from a computer. ## Examples - The factory increased its output this year. - The program's output is saved as a text file. - The program outputs the results to a spreadsheet. ## Derived Forms - multioutput - netput - nonoutput - outputter - reoutput ## Related Forms - input ## Etymology From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out. ## AI Etymology Output comes from out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out. Modern senses include the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory and the information produced by a computer. The wider word family includes derivatives such as multioutput, netput, nonoutput, outputter, and reoutput and related forms such as input. ## Topics - People & Society - Economics & Markets markdown