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 Definitions of performance  [ərˈfɔr məns]  

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Definition of 'performance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) performance
an entertainment presented before an audience.

2.  performance
the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc.

3.  performance
the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc.

4.  performance
a particular action, deed, or proceeding.

5.  performance
an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind.

6.  performance
the act of performing.

7.  performance
the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.

8.  performance
Ling. a person's actual use of language in real situations. Compare

Etymology:  (1485–95)

Definition of 'performance' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) performance, public presentation
a dramatic or musical entertainment
"they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"

2. (noun) performance
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
"we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

3. (noun) performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
"they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

4. (noun) performance
any recognized accomplishment
"they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"

5. (noun) operation, functioning, performance
process or manner of functioning or operating
"the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"


Definition of 'performance' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) performance
an act of performing for an audience
a brilliant performance; He gave three performances a week for six months.

2.  performance
how well a task is performed
poor performance; performance enhancing drugs


Definition of 'performance' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) performance
the act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty

2. (noun) performance
that which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character


Translation of 'performance' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the doing of something
He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verrigting Arabic flag Arabic: تأدِيَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изпълнение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: desempenho Czech flag Czech: výkon, plnění German flag German: die Ausführung
Danish flag Danish: udførelse Greek flag Greek: εκτέλεση, εκπλήρωση Spanish flag Spanish: realización, ejecución, c
Estonian flag Estonian: täitmine, teostamine Farsi flag Farsi: انجام Finnish flag Finnish: suoritus
French flag French: exécution Hebrew flag Hebrew: בִּיצוּע Hindi flag Hindi: प्रदर्शन
Croatian flag Croatian: izvođenje, izvedba Hungarian flag Hungarian: teljesítés Indonesian flag Indonesian: unjuk kerja
Icelandic flag Icelandic: framkvæmd Italian flag Italian: esecuzione, adempimento Japanese flag Japanese: 遂行
Korean flag Korean: 수행, 이행 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atlikimas, vykdymas Latvian flag Latvian: izpilde; veikšana
Malay flag Malay: pelaksanaan Dutch flag Dutch: uitvoering Norwegian flag Norwegian: utførelse, innsats, prest
Polish flag Polish: wykonywanie Persian flag Persian: انجام Pashto flag Pashto: اجراء، سرته رسونه: ښودنه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: desempenho Romanian flag Romanian: îndeplinire Russian flag Russian: выполнение
Slovak flag Slovak: vykonávanie, plnenie Slovenian flag Slovenian: izvrševanje Serbian flag Serbian: izvršavanje
Swedish flag Swedish: utförande, verkställande Thai flag Thai: การกระทำ Turkish flag Turkish: yapma, uygulama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 執行,履行 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: виконання Urdu flag Urdu: انجام دہي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự thực hiện Chinese flag Chinese: 执行,履行

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