production
noun
Simple meaning
The presentation of a theatrical work.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹəˈdʌkʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The act or process of producing something
“Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous.”
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The presentation of a theatrical work.
The act of being produced.
The total amount produced.
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act or process of producing something
Used this way, production is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “production of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: production of …
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use production
- “Production was up in the second quarter.”noun
- “He introduced more efficient methods of production.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods.
Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it.
An order that initiates the manufacturing process.
The production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques).
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.
The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus.
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