Definitions for production
prəˈdʌk ʃənpro·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.4 / 39 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. productionnoun

   The act of producing, making or creating something.

   The widget making machine is being used for production now.

2. productionnoun

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

3. productionnoun

   the act of being produced

   The widgets are coming out of production now.

4. productionnoun

   the total amount produced

   They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

5. productionnoun

   the presentation of a theatrical work

   We went to a production of Hamlet.

6. productionnoun

   an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary

   He made a simple meal into a huge production.

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.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Productionnoun

   Etymology: production, Fr. from product.

   1. The act of producing.

   A painter should foresee the harmony of the lights and shadows, taking from each of them that which will most conduce to the production of a beautiful effect. Dryden.

   2. The thing produced; fruit; product.

   The best of queens and best of herbs we owe
   To that bold nation, which the way did show
   To the fair region, where the sun does rise,
   Whose rich productions we rose so justly prize. Edmund Waller.

   What would become of the scrofulous consumptive production, furnished by our men of wit and learning. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Composition.

   We have had our names prefixed at length, to whole volumes of mean productions. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. production

   Production is the process of creating, manufacturing, or growing goods or services through combining various resources. It involves using labor, raw materials, and technology to transform inputs into outputs (finished goods or services) that can be consumed or used. This activity primarily contributes to the economy of a country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Margaret Fuller:

   It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made talent ambitious, that the harvest is still so abundant.

2. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

3. Ayn Rand:

   Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.

4. Yasushi Kimura:

   The world's crude demand/supply remains in excess supplies, oPEC projected a continuation of firm demand in global crude demand and judged there's no need to change current production levels. The decision also may have come about reflecting the view that OPEC's lone production cuts would be offset by rising U.S. shale oil production.

5. Tarek El Molla:

   Keeping production at the level it is now is in itself a success because you are netting off the natural decline in the reservoirs by adding new production of oil, (Increased production) might be in the year 2017, 2018 when gas comes from Zohr and from the West Nile Delta (fields), condensate will come, so by that time, it (oil output) may be something more.

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