| Noun | 1. | production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"mass production - the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) capacity - the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" breeding - the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization 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 cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops generation - the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity" quarrying - the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry sericulture - the production of raw silk by raising silkworms manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" | |
| 2. | production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"presentation - the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance" | |
| 3. | production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"devising, fashioning, making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves growing - (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | |
| 4. | production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" book - a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone deliverable - something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware" brainchild, inspiration - a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" job - an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" magazine - product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines" newspaper, paper - a newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" | |
| 5. | production - (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"exhibition - the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship" jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. | production - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"picking, pick - the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" | |
| 7. | production - a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"display - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion" | |
| 8. | production - the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services | |