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turnoutthe number of people attending or taking part in an event

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the number of people attending or taking part in an event

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtɜːrnaʊt/

Korean meaning: 참석자 수, 투표율

Korean pronunciation: **턴**아웃

Example Sentences

  • The concert had such a poor turnout that the singer joked he could invite everyone to dinner.
  • Despite the heavy rain, the turnout for the outdoor festival was impressive.
  • His turnout was so formal that people mistook him for the hotel manager.

turnout

NOUN

//ˈtɜːrnaʊt//

the number of people attending or taking part in an event

turnout concept
💡 Concept

The concert's massive turnout fills every space in the venue

turnout rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Great turnout for the workout, but it caused burnout!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtɜːrnaʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtɜːnaʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootturn + out

Origin

19세기에 'turn'과 'out'이 결합되어 만들어진 합성어로, '밖으로 나오다'라는 의미에서 '참석하다', '나타나다'의 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

burnoutworkoutblackout
burnout
workout
blackout

🔗Collocations

voter turnout
low turnout
high turnout
record turnout
turnout rate
election turnout

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The concert had such a poor turnout that the singer joked he could invite everyone to dinner.

Despite the heavy rain, the turnout for the outdoor festival was impressive.

😄 Fun example

His turnout was so formal that people mistook him for the hotel manager.

The presidential election saw the highest turnout in decades.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

attendanceparticipationshowingappearance

Antonyms

absencenonattendance

Related

turn outshow upparticipation rateattendance rate

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