production

[pruh-duhk-shuh n] /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.
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
10.
regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental:
a production model.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prōductiōn- (stem of prōductiō) a lengthening. See product, -ion
Related forms
productional, adjective
nonproduction, noun, adjective
superproduction, noun
Synonyms
6. introduction, appearance, display, materialization.
Examples from the web for production
  • It takes no account of the depreciation of capital goods, and so overstates the value of production.
  • His production is inconsequential and unmoving as a result.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully as a member of a production team and as a member of an academic program.
  • Because machines and foreign workers can perform the same work more cheaply, the cost of production falls.
  • Despite high prices, crude oil production has stayed basically flat for roughly five years.
  • Progress on cellulosic biofuel production has been slow and risky.
  • The photographer uses movie production techniques to create.
  • Bloom extends from midsummer to frost if spent flowers are removed to halt seed production add to my plant list.
  • Knowledge is becoming the one critical factor of production.
  • First, it would limit future production to more closely match demand in each specialty.
British Dictionary definitions for production

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.
(Brit) 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) make a production out of, make a production of, to make an unnecessary fuss about
Derived Forms
productional, adjective
Word Origin and History for production
n.

c.1400, "a coming into being," from Old French production "production, exhibition" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin productionem (nominative productio), from past participle stem of Latin producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). Meaning "that which is produced" is mid-15c. Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, transferred from meaning "theatrical performance" (1894).

Slang definitions & phrases for production

production

Related Terms

make a big production