Definitions for production
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Princeton's WordNet(2.44 / 39 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(3.67 / 3 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.

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

2. production(Noun)

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

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

3. production(Noun)

   the act of being produced

   The widgets are coming out of production now.

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

4. production(Noun)

   the total amount produced

   They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

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

5. production(Noun)

   the presentation of a theatrical work

   We went to a production of Hamlet.

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

6. production(Noun)

   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. 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.

   Etymology: 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.)

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  

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   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. Chief Executive Officer Todd Stevens:

   The Lower Monterey has an extremely limited production history compared to the Upper Monterey, with only about 25 wells drilled and completed into the Lower Monterey to date.

2. Len Peters:

   We don't see a major resurgence at all in coal production in eastern Kentucky.

3. Bakhto Bibi:

   We have been living here for 40 years and hardly own any land. Since most of the area around here is owned by the state, it should be allotted to us so we can increase our agricultural production.

4. Hans Gruenfeld:

   The Dutch are trying to get companies to suddenly move faster than elsewhere in Europe. There's a large chance that will only shift production abroad, without reducing CO2 emissions on an international scale.

5. Taylor Robinson:

   Production should rise, and they are going to run out of pipeline capacity, so there is going to be an increase in rail traffic.

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