Definition of PRODUCTION

production

Meanings

Plural: productions

Noun

  • the act or process of producing something
    • "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"
    • "the production of white blood cells"
  • a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
    • "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
  • an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    • "they export most of their agricultural production"
  • (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
    • "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
  • the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    • "production was up in the second quarter"
  • a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
    • "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"
  • (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
    • "he introduced more efficient methods of production"
  • the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
  • The act of producing, making or creating something.
  • The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
  • The act of being produced.
  • The total amount produced.
  • The presentation of a theatrical work.
  • An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
  • That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
  • The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
  • An extension or protrusion.
  • A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
  • The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
  • Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
  • Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English produccioun, from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō, prōductiōnem (“a lengthening, prolonging”). See produce.

Synonyms

output, product, yield

Scrabble Score: 15

production is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
production is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
production is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

production is a valid Words With Friends word