the act of producing anything that is produced; product the amount produced or the rate at which it is produced 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 - (modifier)
manufactured by a mass-production process: a production model of a car
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pro•duc•tion /prəˈdʌkʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of producing:[uncountable]improved methods of production.
- [countable] something produced;
a product. - the total amount produced:[uncountable]Factory output and production are down.
- Informal Terms a situation or activity that has been made complicated or difficult for no good reason:[countable]That child makes a big production out of going to bed every night.
pro•duc•tion
(prə duk′shən),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
pro•duc′tion•al, adj.
- the act of producing;
creation;
manufacture. - something that is produced;
a product. - Business[Econ.]the creation of value;
the producing of articles having exchange value. - the total amount produced:Production is up this month.
- a work of literature or art.
- the act of presenting for display;
presentation;
exhibition:the production of evidence in support of the case. - Informal Termsan unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity:That child makes a production out of going to bed.
- the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.
- the entertainment itself:an expensive production.
adj.
- Mechanical Engineeringregularly manufactured;
not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental:a production model.
- Latin prōductiōn- (stem of prōductiō) a lengthening. See product, -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged introduction, appearance, display, materialization.
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