production: Meaning and Definition of

pro•duc•tion

Pronunciation: (pru-duk'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  2. something that is produced; a product.
  3. the creation of value; the producing of articles having exchange value.
  4. the total amount produced: Production is up this month.
  5. a work of literature or art.
  6. the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition: the production of evidence in support of the case.
  7. an unnecessarily or exaggeratedly complicated situation or activity: That child makes a production out of going to bed.
  8. the organization and presentation of a dramatic entertainment.
  9. the entertainment itself: an expensive production.
—adj.
  1. regularly manufactured; not custom-made, specially produced, or experimental: a production model.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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