production
noun
pro·duc·tion
prə-ˈdək-shən 
prō-
1
2
a
: the act or process of producing
b
: the creation of utility
especially
: the making of goods available for use
3
: total output especially of a commodity or an industry
4
: something not specially designed or customized and usually mass-produced
—often used before another noun
a production car
production housing
Examples of production in a Sentence
the production of grain weapons
the body's production of red blood cells
I took a course in film production.
He has a job in television production.
We saw a stage production of the novel.
The director wants her in his next production.
the annual production of coal
a rise in oil production
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Re-using the physical production, dominated by Derek McLane’s strikingly angular scenic design, Egoyan had an idea for a movie about a director, new to opera, restaging her late mentor and semi-secret lover’s triumph while a big pot of backstage operatics simmers away.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
This year’s slate includes eight Spanish productions, with a special focus on two films from the autonomous community of Murcia, which takes center stage in the festival’s Territory section.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That signals the company is inching closer to production and getting its rationally sized vehicles on to the road.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Preparing for the Future Currently, Powerscourt has a production capacity of 300,000 liters annually, with over 25,000 casks laid down aging right now, but Cashman is ambitious.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
This year’s slate includes eight Spanish productions, with a special focus on two films from the autonomous community of Murcia, which takes center stage in the festival’s Territory section.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That signals the company is inching closer to production and getting its rationally sized vehicles on to the road.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Preparing for the Future Currently, Powerscourt has a production capacity of 300,000 liters annually, with over 25,000 casks laid down aging right now, but Cashman is ambitious.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for production
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“Production.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/production. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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production
noun
pro·duc·tion
prə-ˈdək-shən
1
: something produced
2
: the act or process of producing
3
: the amount produced : total output
annual production of coal
4
: something exaggerated out of proportion to its importance
made a big production out of ordering lunch
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