production
Other forms: productions
Production is the process of goods being made or manufactured. If people like the cupcakes you sell about school events, you might have to increase production by baking in both your kitchen and your neighbor's.
Anything that's made or grown is the result of production, from the harvesting of grains, vegetables, and fruits to the drilling of oil. Even your crafty friend handles the production of the handmade bookmarks she sells. Another common meaning of production is the work that goes into the making of a movie, play, or album. From this meaning comes the phrase make a production of, to do something in an overly complicated, or theatrical, way.
Definitions of production
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the act or process of producing something“Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous”“the production of white blood cells”
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rainmaking
activity intended to produce rain
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devising, fashioning, making
the act that results in something coming to be
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foliation
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
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canalisation, canalization
the production of a canal or a conversion to canals
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growing
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
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steel production
making steel from pig iron
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cartography, mapmaking
the making of maps and charts
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film making, movie making, moviemaking
the production of movies
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Bessemer process
an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
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epitaxy
growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate
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open-hearth process
a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace
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act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
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(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale“he introduced more efficient methods of production”
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mass production
the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
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overproduction, overrun
too much production or more than expected
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underproduction
inadequate production or less than expected
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output, yield
production of a certain amount
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capacity
the maximum production possible
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breeding
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
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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
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cultivation
(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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cultivation
the act of raising or growing plants
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generation
the production of heat or electricity
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excavation, mining
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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quarrying
the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
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boring, drilling, oil production
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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sericulture
the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
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autosexing
(especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
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cattle breeding
breeding cattle
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dog breeding
breeding dogs
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horse breeding
breeding horses
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aquaculture
rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
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apiculture, beekeeping
the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
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agriculture, farming, husbandry
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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culture
the raising of plants or animals
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tilling
cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
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placer mining
mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
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opencast mining, strip mining
the mining of ore or coal from an open mine
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crop, harvest
the yield from plants in a single growing season
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industry, manufacture
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
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the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
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creation, creative activity
the human act of creating
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creation, creative activity
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the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)“production was up in the second quarter”
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indefinite quantity
an estimated quantity
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indefinite quantity
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an artifact that has been created by someone or some process“they export most of their agricultural production”
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product
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book, volume
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
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book
a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
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by-product, byproduct, spin-off
a product made during the manufacture of something else
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deliverable
something that can be provided as the product of development
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end product, output
final product; the things produced
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brainchild, inspiration
a product of your creative thinking and work
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job
an object worked on; a result produced by working
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magazine
product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object
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newspaper, paper
the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
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output, outturn, turnout
what is produced in a given time period
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turnery
products made on a lathe
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piece of work, work
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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fruit, yield
an amount of a product
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film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
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album
a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
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coffee-table book
an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
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crop
the output of something in a season
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folio
a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
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follow-up, followup
a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
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handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handwork
a work produced by hand labor
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hardback, hardcover
a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
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ironwork
work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
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journal
a record book as a physical object
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lacework
work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
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lacquerware
a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
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leatherwork
work made of leather
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chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiece, masterwork
the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
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metalwork
the metal parts of something
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novel
a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
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body of work, oeuvre, work
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
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openwork
ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
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order book
a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order
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paper-back book, paperback, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book
a book with paper covers
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picture book
a book consisting chiefly of pictures
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polychrome
a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
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silverwork
decorative work made of silver
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sketch block, sketch pad, sketchbook
a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
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throughput
output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
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turning
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
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caning, wicker, wickerwork
work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
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woodwork
work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
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work in progress
a piece of work that is not yet finished
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workpiece
work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
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notebook
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
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publication
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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telefilm
a movie that is made to be shown on television
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feature, feature film
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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final cut
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
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home movie
a film made at home by an amateur photographer
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collage film
a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
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coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers
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shoot-'em-up
a movie featuring shooting and violence
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short subject
a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
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docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
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cinema verite
a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
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film noir
a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters
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skin flick
a pornographic movie
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rough cut
the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
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silent movie, silent picture, silents
a movie without a soundtrack
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slow motion
a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
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talkie, talking picture
a movie with synchronized speech and singing
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3-D, 3D, three-D
a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
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musical, musical comedy, musical theater
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
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creation
an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
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a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television“have you seen the new production of Hamlet?”
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staging, theatrical production
the production of a drama on the stage
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coup de theatre
a highly successful theatrical production
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summer stock
theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer
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presentation
the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
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staging, theatrical production
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(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law“the appellate court demanded the production of all documents”
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exhibition
the act of exhibiting
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exhibition
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a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated“she tends to make a big production out of nothing”
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display
behavior that makes your feelings public
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display
Pronunciation
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/prəˈdʌkʃɪn/
UK
/prəˈdʌkʃən/
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