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

The assembly, debugging, maintenance, repair, and upgrading of production equipment are also prohibited from export without permission, the announcement added.

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Its production designer, Cabot McMullen, has talked about how Craftsman’s sense of warmth and safety helps offset the intense emotional experiences of some of the show’s characters.

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As many as 23 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.

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The Times is a production partner on the TV version with Electric Hot Dog.

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The production that opened Sunday at the Mark Taper Forum, its last stop of a multi-city tour, is directed by Whitney White, who received a Tony nomination for the Broadway staging.

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