production
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ʃən noun
1.
the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
3.
Economics. the creation of value; the producing of articles having exchange value.
4.
the total amount produced: Production is up this month.
5.
a work of literature or art.
6.
the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition: the production of evidence in support of the case.
7.
Informal. an unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity: That child makes a production out of going to bed.
8.
the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.
9.
the entertainment itself: an expensive production.
adjective
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Production
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of producing |
| 2. | anything that is produced; product |
| 3. | the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced |
| 4. | economics the creation or manufacture for sale of goods and services with exchange value |
| 5. | any work created as a result of literary or artistic effort |
| 6. | the organization and presentation of a film, play, opera, etc |
| 7. | (Brit) the artistic direction of a play |
| 8. | a. the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record |
| b. the overall sound quality or character of a recording: the material is very strong but the production is poor | |
| 9. | (modifier) manufactured by a mass-production process: a production model of a car |
| 10. | informal make a production out of, make a production of to make an unnecessary fuss about |
| pro'ductional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
production
c.1430, "that which is produced," from O.Fr. production (13c.), from M.L. productionem (nom. productio), from L. productus, pp. of producere "bring forth" (see produce). Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, on notion of "theatrical performance" (1894).
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Example sentences
It takes no account of the depreciation of capital goods, and so overstates the value of production.
His production is inconsequential and unmoving as a result.
Agricultural markets are dynamic, prices reflect scarcity, and production and consumption can change.
More acres going into organic production is actually good for the poor and for all future generations.
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