production

[ pruh-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
2. something that is produced; a product.
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.

   Synonyms: materialization, display, appearance, introduction

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

1. regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental:

   a production model.

production

/ prəˈdʌkʃən /

noun

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. the artistic direction of a play
8. 1. the supervision of the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record
   2. 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. make a production out of or make a production of informal.
    to make an unnecessary fuss about

Derived Forms

• proˈductional, adjective

Other Words From

• pro·duction·al adjective
• nonpro·duction noun adjective
• super·pro·duction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of production¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prōductiōn-, stem of prōductiō “extension, lengthening”; equivalent to product + -ion

Example Sentences

“Zach Bryan in a little weird way sounds a bit like Post when he’s unencumbered by a lot of production.”

From Los Angeles Times

To ensure authenticity, the series, from Fuzzytown Productions and Spiffy Pictures, involved neurodiverse people at all levels of production from the actors to the writers to the show’s advisers.

From Los Angeles Times

The decrease was due to an increase in college football rights costs, which upped the company’s production and programming spending, as well as lower affiliate revenue from fewer subscribers, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The policy challenge is how to appropriately balance critically important goals around housing production with equally important preservation and tenant protection goals,” the department wrote in a recent report.

From Los Angeles Times

But the mass production of cheap products has come under criticism due to concerns about the impact of their shipping and disposal on the environment.

From BBC

Related Words

• construction
• management
• manufacture
• manufacturing