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

Early in the century the composers Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison regularly visited productions of Peking Opera, which is — like “Journey to West” — an innovation of 17th century China and still regularly revived.

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Key details: New orders shrank for the third month in a row, offsetting a small bump in production in November.

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The aerospace sector has been on high alert for potential quality issues after Boeing’s yearslong battle to overcome a run of production challenges.

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It added the decision reflected lower anticipated production and investment in the UK sector.

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Once that happens, its Nvidia and AWS compatibility means companies would be able to put it into production “the next day,” Pathway said.

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