performances
- 1Plural of performance.
Critics praised both of the lead actor's performances this season.
The orchestra scheduled additional performances after tickets sold out.
Note
The plural only appears where performance counts separate things: individual shows or concerts, feats and deeds, or measured results set side by side, as in the performances of two engines. When the noun names the act or quality in general, as in performance improved, it stays singular. A useful check is that if you could say a performance, the plural is available.
performances is a form of performance
performance, noun: How well a person, team, machine, or organization does a job or activity, judged by its results or efficiency. Full entry
- Forms
- performanceperformances plural
- Spelling
- performance → performances: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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