performance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: performance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for performance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
performance n a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" Synonym(s): performance, public presentation the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" Synonym(s): performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" Synonym(s): operation, functioning, performance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Performance \Perform"ance\, n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance* of an undertaking of a duty. Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. --Paley. 2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. [bd]Her walking and other actual performances.[b8] --Shak. [bd]His musical performances.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat.