Definitions for production
prəˈdʌk ʃənpro·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.48 / 38 votes)Rate this definition:

1. production(noun)

   the act or process of producing something

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

2. production(noun)

   a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television

   "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"

3. product, production(noun)

   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. production(noun)

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

   "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"

5. output, yield, production(noun)

   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. production(noun)

   a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated

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

7. production(noun)

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

   "he introduced more efficient methods of production"

8. production(noun)

   the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. production(Noun)

   The act of producing, making or creating something.

   The widget making machine is being used for production now.

2. production(Noun)

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

3. production(Noun)

   the act of being produced

   The widgets are coming out of production now.

4. production(Noun)

   the total amount produced

   They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

5. production(Noun)

   the presentation of a theatrical work

   We went to a production of Hamlet.

6. production(Noun)

   an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary

   He made a simple meal into a huge production.

7. production(Noun)

   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.

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

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

1. Production(noun)

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

2. Production(noun)

   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. Production(noun)

   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.)

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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Eric Meyhofer:

   This is about going to production.

2. Mark Wakefield:

   I expect to see more production cuts.

3. Tezeu Bezerra:

   There won't be any oil production stops.

4. Yukiya Amano:

   Yes, (the) production rate is increasing.

5. Danakali Chief Executive Paul Donaldson:

   We anticipate being in production by 2019.

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