Definitions for production
prəˈdʌk ʃənpro·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.44 / 39 votes)Rate this definition:

1. productionnoun

   the act or process of producing something

   "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

2. productionnoun

   a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television

   "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"

3. product, productionnoun

   an artifact that has been created by someone or some process

   "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

4. productionnoun

   (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law

   "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"

5. output, yield, productionnoun

   the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

   "production was up in the second quarter"

6. productionnoun

   a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated

   "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"

7. productionnoun

   (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale

   "he introduced more efficient methods of production"

8. productionnoun

   the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. productionnoun

   The act of producing, making or creating something.

   The widget making machine is being used for production now.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

2. productionnoun

   The act of bringing something forward, out etc. for use or consideration.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

3. productionnoun

   the act of being produced

   The widgets are coming out of production now.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

4. productionnoun

   the total amount produced

   They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

5. productionnoun

   the presentation of a theatrical work

   We went to a production of Hamlet.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

6. productionnoun

   an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary

   He made a simple meal into a huge production.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

7. productionnoun

   that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model)

   This is the final production model.

   Etymology: productio a lengthening, prolonging: compare production. See produce.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Productionnoun

   the act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness

2. Productionnoun

   that which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius

3. Productionnoun

   the act of lengthening out or prolonging

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. production

   For obtaining the benefits of trading with our colonies, it is necessary that the goods be accompanied by a "certificate of production" in the manner required by marine law. (See ORIGIN.)

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. production

   The act and process of to produce or create.

   Production is easy and wise to be sustainable

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Creation
   • Display
   • Economics
   • Exhibition
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Industry
   • Law
   • Presentation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'production' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #593

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'production' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1385

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'production' in Nouns Frequency: #240

How to pronounce production?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of production in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of production in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of production in a Sentence

1. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh:

   We are already doing marketing, and within a day after the lifting of sanctions we will raise (production) by 500,000 barrels per day.

2. Franki Anthony Dass:

   The recent haze would have a similar compounding impact with the prolonged dry period affecting fruits and disrupting oil extraction as well as crop production.

3. Leonard Peikoff:

   Contrary to the Marxists, the Nazis did not advocate public ownership of the means of production. They did demand that the government oversee and run the nation’s economy. The issue of legal ownership, they explained, is secondary; what counts is the issue of control. Private citizens, therefore, may continue to hold titles to property—so long as the state reserves to itself the unqualified right to regulate the use of their property.

4. Michael Cohen:

   This took five months to get here (cut production) and it'll take five months to get out.

5. Model Sara Sampaio:

   I really don’t think we should label models as 'plus' or 'runway'. Models are people.A lot of people like to make us some species that are not human, we are normal people, this is a whole production.... It’s not like I wake up like this. There is makeup, there is hair, and there is the perfect light.There is a whole team that gets you to get that perfect picture. It’s a fantasy.

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