outputout·put1 /ˈaʊtpʊt/ noun1[countableC, uncountableU]ECONOMICSMANUFACTURING the amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, factory, company etcSYN OUTTURNThe plant has an annual output of around three million metric tons of steel.
The outputs of the production system need to be accounted for, invoiced and delivered to the customer.
→ net output2[uncountableU]ECONOMICS the total amount of goods and services produced in the economy or a part of the economy during a particular period of timeGlobal economic output grew by 3.1% last year.
Farmers could suffer from declining commodity prices as world agricultural output rises.
Manufacturing output in Scotland has risen.
3[uncountableU]COMPUTING the information produced by a computer, either on screen or printed out on paperhigh quality text output