turnout
part of speech
noun (a turnout, turnouts)
meaning for a pupil
1) Turnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election. tree →
2) (UK, old-fashioned) A turnout can also mean the way someone is dressed. tree →
3) A turnout is a place at the side of a road where cars can pull over (USA). tree →
sense 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 →
- Voter turnout was 67 per cent. tree →
- Despite the rain, the turnout at the match was good. tree →
- Low turnout means many people did not vote. tree →
- We were pleased with the turnout at the bake sale. tree →
- The truck stopped at a turnout on the mountain road. tree →
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%.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «turnout» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.