English Dictionary
Definition of “production”
production (prəˈdʌkʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of producing
- anything that is produced; product
- the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced
- economics the creation or manufacture for sale of goods and services with exchange value
- any work created as a result of literary or artistic effort
- the organization and presentation of a film, play, opera, etc
- British the artistic direction of a play
- the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record
- the overall sound quality or character of a recording ⇒
the material is very strong but the production is poor
- (modifier) manufactured by a mass-production process ⇒
a production model of a car
- See make a production out of
Alternative Forms
proˈductional adjective
Synonyms
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producing,
making,
manufacture,
manufacturing,
construction,
assembly,
preparation,
formation,
fabrication,
origination,
Translations
- British English:
production
Production is the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities, or the amount of goods manufactured or grown.This model of car won't go into production until next year.prəˈdʌkʃən NOUN This model of car won't go into production until next year.
- Spanish:
producción
nf
- French:
production
nf
- German:
Produktion
nf
- Chinese: 生产 n
- Arabic: إِنْتَاج n
- Portuguese: produção nf
- Russian: производство nnt
- Croatian: proizvodnja nf
- Czech: výroba nf
- Danish: produktion nutr
- Dutch: productie nf
- Finnish: tuotanto n
- Greek: παραγωγή nf
- Italian: produzione nf
- Japanese: 生産 n
- Korean: 생산 n
- Norwegian: produksjon nm
- Polish: produkcja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: produção nf
- European Spanish:
producción
nf
- Swedish: tillverkning nutr
- Thai: การผลิต n
- Turkish: üretim n
- Vietnamese: việc sản xuất n
Usage examples
His specific brief was to watch the interests of the production.
Hilton, John Buxton, Passion in the Peak (1985)Burning the by-product of sawdust production seemed like a good, cheap way to help the environment.
Country Life (2004)Independent's comparatively resilient performance was aided by the first full-year of production at the Citywest print plant in west Dublin.
Irish Times (2002)US researchers have also criticised the production of genetically altered children.
Glasgow Herald (2001)One explanation for such mood improvement, is the increased production of the hormone serotonin.
Martin Budd N.D., D.O., WHY CAN'T I LOSE WEIGHT: Is Your Weight Gain a Symptom of a Hidden Health Problem? (2002)
