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| 1. | [ noun ] (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale | |
| Examples: | "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
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| Related terms: | industry output mining capacity cultivation quarrying breeding underproduction boring mass_production brewing generation overproduction sericulture economics | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act or process of producing something | |
| Examples: | "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous" "the production of white blood cells" |
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| Related terms: | act devising canalization foliation rainmaking growing steel_production produce | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (performing arts) a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television | |
| Examples: | "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" |
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| Related terms: | presentation theatrical_production coup_de_theatre produce | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process | |
| Synonyms: | product | |
| Examples: | "they improve their product every year" "they export most of their agricultural production" |
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| Related terms: | creation work book end_product newspaper magazine by-product yield job inspiration output deliverable turnery book produce | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law | |
| Examples: | "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" |
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| Related terms: | exhibition law | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) | |
| Synonyms: | yield output | |
| Examples: | "production was up in the second quarter" |
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| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity picking yield | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated | |
| Examples: | "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" |
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| Related terms: | display | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services | |
| Related terms: | creation | |
| Similar spelling: |
product prediction predication productive protection productivity productively product_line predestine predicator protectionist protectionism produce predict protecting predestined produced producer predestinate predicate protactinium predictive predacious |
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