PRODUCTION : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: PRODUCTION	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for PRODUCTION
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
production n the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" Synonym(s): product, production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" Synonym(s): output, yield, production a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Production \Produc"tion\, n. [L. productio a lengthening, prolonging: cf. F. production. See {Produce}. ] 1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production* of commodities, of a witness. 2. That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius. 3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging. Syn: Product; produce; fruit; work; performance; composition.