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per⋅for⋅mance
[per-fawr-muh
ns] 
–noun
| 1. | a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience. |
| 2. | the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc. |
| 3. | the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc. |
| 4. | a particular action, deed, or proceeding. |
| 5. | an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance. |
| 6. | the act of performing. |
| 7. | the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose. |
| 8. | Linguistics. the actual use of language in real situations, which may or may not fully reflect a speaker's competence, being subject to such nonlinguistic factors as inattention, distraction, memory lapses, fatigue, or emotional state. |
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Performance
Per*form"ance\, n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. --Paley. 2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. "Her walking and other actual performances." --Shak. "His musical performances." --Macaulay. Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat.
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Language Translation for : performance
Spanish:
realización, ejecución, cumplimiento,
German:
die Ausführung,
Japanese:
遂行
Main Entry: per·for·mance
Function: noun
1 : work done in employment
2 a : what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation
part performance
1 : partial performance of a contract, promise, or obligation
2 : a doctrine which provides an exception to the Statute of Frauds requirement that a contract be in writing by treating partial performance and the acceptance of it by the other party as evidence of an enforceable contract —compare partial breach at BREACH
spe·cif·ic performance
1 : the complete or exact fulfillment of the terms of a contract, promise, or obligation
2 : an equitable remedy that requires a party to fulfill the exact terms of a contract, promise, obligation, or decree mandating a remedy and that is used when legal remedies (as damages) are inadequate
substantial performance
1 : performance of the essential terms of a contract, promise, or obligation substantial performance —Casa Linda Tile & Marble Installers, Incorporated v. Highlands Place 1981 Limited, 642 So. Second 766 (1994)>
2 : a doctrine which permits a party (as a builder) that acted in good faith to recover from the other party to a contract for a performance that departs in minor respects from what was promised —compare material breach at BREACH
3 : a public rendition or presentation of an artistic work
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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