production

pro-duc-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of making or manufacturing goods.

  2. 2.

    The amount of something produced.

  3. 3.

    The process of creating a film, play, or record.

  4. 4.

    A film, play, or record after it has been produced.

  5. 5.

    The action of showing or presenting something.

Forms

plural: productions

Phrases & expressions

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    in production — Being manufactured or filmed.
  • •
    production line — An assembly line in a factory.
  • •
    mass production — Manufacturing in large quantities.
  • •
    production costs — Expenses involved in making something.
  • •
    go into production — Start being manufactured.
  • •
    make a production of — Make something seem more complicated than necessary.

Related words

Antonyms: consumption, destruction
See also: creation, manufacturing, output, produce
Synonyms: creation, making, manufacturing, output

Etymology

From Latin productio ("a lengthening, prolongation"), from producere ("to bring forth").