production

American  

[pruh-duhk-shuhn] / prəˈdʌk ʃən /

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.

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adjective

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

   a production model.

production British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonproduction noun
• productional adjective
• superproduction noun

Etymology

Origin of production

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

Example Sentences

“The strategic value of the asset combined with a growing corporate appeal positions Gonneville well for eventual production,” analyst Ross Bennett says.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also has a production company, Pretty Matches, which produced “And Just Like That…” and the new “The Family Stone” sequel.

From Los Angeles Times

The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s Next: Some defense companies are already trying to speed up External link manufacturing, including Lockheed Martin, which has a deal to triple production of Patriot missile interceptors to about 2,000 missiles a year.

From Barron's

More than 1,300 genes shifted their activity, including genes involved in DNA repair, energy production, and cancer cell growth.

From Science Daily

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