production (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *production*:
NOUN	act	production	the act or process of producing something
communication	production	a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
artifact	production, product	an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
act	production	(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
quantity	production, output, yield	the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
communication	production	a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
act	production	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
act	production	the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services

production > pronunciation
Sounds	perdah'kshahn; prahdah'kshahn; prowdah'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act or process of producing something.
Examples	"Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous" "the production of white blood cells"
Narrower	canalization, canalisation	The production of a canal or a conversion to canals
	devising, fashioning, making	The act that results in something coming to be
	foliation	The production of foil by cutting or beating metal / metal into thin leaves
	growing	(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
	rainmaking	Activity intended to produce rain
	steel production	making steel from pig iron
Broader	act, deed, human action, human activity	Something that people do or cause to happen
Verbs	produce	bring onto the market or release

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television.
Example	"have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
Parts	coup de theatre	A sensational bit of stagecraft
Narrower	theatrical production, staging	The production of a drama / drama on the stage
Broader	presentation	The act of making something publicly available
Spanish	producción
Catalan	presentació
Verbs	produce	bring onto the market or release

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	An artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
Example	"they export most of their agricultural production"
Synonym	product
Narrower	book, volume	physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
	book	A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
	by-product, byproduct, spin-off	A product made during the manufacture of something else
	deliverable	Something that can be provided as the product of development
	end product, output	final product
	inspiration, brainchild	A product of your creative thinking and work
	job	An object worked on
	magazine	product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object
	movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick	A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
	newspaper, paper	The physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
	output, outturn, turnout	What is produced in a given time period
	turnery	products made on a lathe
	work, piece of work	A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
	yield, fruit	An amount of a product
Broader	creation	An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
Spanish	producción, producto
Catalan	producció, producte

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law.
Example	"the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	exhibition	The act of exhibiting
Spanish	presentación
Catalan	presentació
Verbs	produce	bring out for display

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 5, quantity
Meaning	The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).
Example	"production was up in the second quarter"
Synonyms	output, yield
Narrower	picking, pick	The quantity of a crop / crop that is harvested
Broader	indefinite quantity	An estimated quantity

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 6, communication
Meaning	A display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated.
Example	"she tends to make a big production out of nothing"
Broader	display	behavior that makes your feelings public

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 7, act
Meaning	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale.
Example	"he introduced more efficient methods of production"
Category	economics, economic science, political economy	The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Narrower	boring, drilling, oil production	The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
	breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
	brewing	The production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
	capacity	The maximum production possible
	cultivation	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
	cultivation	The act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
	generation	The production of heat or electricity
	mass production	The production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
	mining, excavation	The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
	output, yield	production of a certain amount
	overproduction, overrun	Too much production or more than expected
	quarrying	The extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
	sericulture	The production of raw silk by raising silkworms / silkworms
	underproduction	inadequate production or less than expected
Broader	industry, manufacture	The organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Spanish	producción
Catalan	producció

English > *production*: 8 senses > noun 8, act
Meaning	The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
Broader	creation, creative activity	The human act of creating
Spanish	producción

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