production

noun

prə-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce production (audio)
Definition of productionnext
as in product
something produced by physical or intellectual effort the total production of one week's intensive labor

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Recent Examples of production And if preserving Bangladesh’s dominant role in global garment production is precarious, diversifying the economy is harder still. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Legislation by Commissioner Rene Garcia requires the production to spend at least $10 million in Miami-Dade, double the $5 million threshold for the county’s film subsidy program. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Hollywood productions coming in are good for the industry because the crews get work, but the stories are not Australian and the vernacular is not Australian. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 The event opens doors to development, financing, co-production, and industry support. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for production
Recent Examples of Synonyms for production
  1. product
  2. yield
  3. work
  4. output
Noun
  • There are no dates on the food products in the refrigerator and walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Karen Fernandez, lead esthetician at SkinSpirit, told Byrdie the theory is to let skin rebuild its protective stratum corneum layer, and that cutting back can also help identify products causing irritation or breakouts.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of product
Noun
  • With no end to the crisis in sight, investors again ditched French bonds, pushing up their yields.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond elevated yields and widening spreads, another underlying risk facing the French bond market lies in its high proportion of foreign ownership.
    — , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of yield
Noun
  • The announcement did not specify when testing would begin or disclose results from previous development work.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Every order completed by a robot represents work that potentially could have gone to a human courier.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of work
Noun
  • America’s Micron is building fabs in the United States, but significantly replacing Korea’s output is not realistic.
    — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Problem With Peaking Most traditional performance models are built around peak output and what a person can do when conditions are ideal.
    — Amy Alexy, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of output

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“Production.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/production. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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