Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of producing.
- noun The fact or process of being produced.
- noun The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
- noun The total output, as of a commodity.
- noun Something produced; a product.
- noun A work of art or literature.
- noun A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.
- noun A staging or presentation of a theatrical work.
- noun A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of producing.
- noun The act of making or creating.
- noun In political economics, the creation of values; the producing of articles having an exchangeable value.
- noun That which is produced or made; a product of physical or mental labor; specifically, a work of literature or art.
- noun In zoology and anatomy, the act of drawing forth or out; the state of being produced (see produced, p. a.); extension; protrusion: as, the production of the pike's jaws.
- noun plural In Scots law, in judicial proceedings, written documents or other things produced in process in support of the action or defense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view.
- noun That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor
- noun The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of being
produced - noun the total amount
produced - noun the presentation of a theatrical work
- noun an
occasion oractivity made morecomplicated thannecessary - noun that which is
manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to aprototype orconceptual model ) - noun The act of
lengthening out orprolonging .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act or process of producing something
- noun the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
- noun (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law
- noun the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- noun a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- noun a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
- noun an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- noun (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
Etymologies
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Examples
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One conclusion of an expert after visiting several FCR production plants in Kenya is, that FCR tiles are a highly suitable technology for village level production,,,, If we accept this we need to consider ways of accelerating their dissemination through local manufacture of the hardware together with supplementary promotional activities such as training courses for small manufacturers, demonstrations for building authorities and contractors, etc.
7. Knowhow transfer 1987
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_Capital employed in production is wholly consumed in the process of production_.
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines John O'Rourke
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Mines, factories and mills of all kinds, large business houses and stores, together with those farms whose owners would employ hired labor for the production of goods to be sold at profit, would all be looked upon as being among the _principal means of production_.
The Red Conspiracy Joseph J. Mereto
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Money is not the wealth of a nation, but production is wealth; so _ordered production_ is the main object for humanity.
Manhood of Humanity. Alfred Korzybski 1914
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Oriental tongue, _principle_, production, or natural or original source, the word _Priapus_ may be translated _principle of production_ or of
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction John Davenport 1833
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One in production is a young-couples take on the "Real Housewives" reality series, but with cameras in the bedroom.
Playboy TV's New Proposition: Bring in Women Russell Adams 2010
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Whether chicken has actually been used in production is not certain unless you witness the process.
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Whether chicken has actually been used in production is not certain unless you witness the process.
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The increase in production is a result of improved recovery technologies, further discoveries in the field, and improved field management.
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Silver while showing some growth in production is matched by new industrial uses and a renewed interest in silver as an investment.
Gold and silver slump irrational Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2006
lbeaumont commented on the word production
I object to the use of the word “production” when it pertains to extracting crude oil from the ground as in the phrase “oil production”. The oil was produced by natural processes over a period of 200 million years. The oil industry profits from this natural resource by discovering, claiming, and extracting it, but not by producing it. “Oil extraction” is more correct. Is there a better word to use here?
October 10, 2010