production

A2 Topic:Energy & Industry
US /pɹəˈdʌkʃən/ UK /pɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/
noun Freq #2759

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The process of making or growing something, usually in large amounts.

    Car production fell sharply during the crisis.

  2. 2
    noun

    A play, film, or show that is performed for an audience.

    Have you seen the new stage production of Hamlet?

  3. 3
    noun

    The amount of something that is made or grown in a period of time.

    Oil production rose in the second quarter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the process of making or... manufacturingoutput
3 noun · the amount of something... outputyield
Word family
Forms productions
Derived forms agroproductionautoproductionbioproductionco-productioncoproductiondesiring-productionelectroproductioneroductionhadroproductionhyperproductionhypoproductionleptoproduction

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production From Middle English produccioun, from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō, prōductiōnem (“a lengthening, prolonging”). Equivalent to…

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