production
UK /pɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ · US /pɹəˈdʌkʃən/ noun
Forms productions
- noun The act of producing, making or creating something. “The widget making machine is being used for production now.”
- noun The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- noun The act of being produced. “The widgets are coming out of production now.”
- noun The total amount produced. “They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.”
- noun The presentation of a theatrical work. “If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet."”
- noun An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary. “He made a simple meal into a huge production.”
- noun 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.”
- noun The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
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Etymology
From Middle English produccioun, from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō, prōductiōnem (“a lengthening, prolonging”). Equivalent to produce + -tion. See produce.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.
- noun 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.
Etymology [L. productio a lengthening, prolonging: cf. F. production. See Produce.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “production”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details