production

[pruh-duhk-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of producing; creation; manufacture.

2. something that is produced; a product.

3. Economics.,  the creation of value; the producing of articles having exchange value.

4. the total amount produced.

   Production is up this month.

5. a work of literature or art.

6. the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition.

   the production of evidence in support of the case.

   Synonyms: materialization, display, appearance, introduction

7. Informal.,  an unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity.

   That child makes a production out of going to bed.

8. the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.

9. the entertainment itself.

   an expensive production.

adjective

1. regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental.

   a production model.

production

/ prəˈdʌkʃən /

noun

1. the act of producing

2. anything that is produced; product

3. the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced

4. economics the creation or manufacture for sale of goods and services with exchange value

5. any work created as a result of literary or artistic effort

6. the organization and presentation of a film, play, opera, etc

7. the artistic direction of a play

8. 1. the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record

   2. the overall sound quality or character of a recording

      the material is very strong but the production is poor

9. (modifier) manufactured by a mass-production process

   a production model of a car

10. informal,  to make an unnecessary fuss about

Other Word Forms

• productional adjective
• nonproduction noun
• superproduction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of production¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prōductiōn-, stem of prōductiō “extension, lengthening”; equivalent to product + -ion

Example Sentences

Without Tomahawks or a system with a similar payload and range, Ukraine can’t put real pressure on Russian supply lines, military production or long-range launchers into Ukrainian territory.

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Reality television production in Los Angeles declined sharply this summer, leading to a nearly 21% drop in overall TV shoot days, a new report shows.

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Syracuse is dubbed the “Salt City” due to its role in salt production in the 19th century.

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He was a fan of analog production and favored long jam sessions, and was a serial collaborator.

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The China-US trade standoff was encouraging countries to relocate production out of China to Southeast Asia and India, and the IMF reported a shift in trade flows towards Asia in the automotive sector.

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