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# turnout

noun (a turnout, turnouts)

«turnout» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Turnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#m1)
2. (UK, old-fashioned) A turnout can also mean the way someone is dressed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#m2)
3. A turnout is a place at the side of a road where cars can pull over (USA). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and politics, turnout tells how many voters took part, often as a percentage. In school life it tells how many came to a concert, match or meeting. Phrases: a good turnout, a low turnout, voter turnout, turnout was high.

### Examples

- There was a great turnout for the school fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x1)
- Voter turnout was 67 per cent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x2)
- Despite the rain, the turnout at the match was good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x3)
- Low turnout means many people did not vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x4)
- We were pleased with the turnout at the bake sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x5)
- The truck stopped at a turnout on the mountain road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/#x6)

### Note

One word as a noun (turnout); the verb is two words: turn out ("Lots of people turned out"). In maths problems turnout is often a percentage: if 300 of 500 voted, turnout = 300 ÷ 500 = 60%.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turnout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turnout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turnout.html) on Mova free.