production
Pluralproductions (some meanings)
- 1The act or process of making something, or the state of being made.
Like baking a cake: you mix things together and make something new.
Food production takes a lot of land and water.
The production of new cars slowed during the strike.
UsageSay the production of something, or put the thing first: food production.
Similarmanufacturing
Oppositeconsumption
- 2
- 3A movie, TV show, radio show or recording, seen as the work of the people who made it.
The radio show is a production of the local college station.
Most of that studio's productions are family movies.
UsageOften used to name who made it: a joint production. For the story itself, people usually say film or show.
Note
- 4A play or show that is performed for an audience.
The school put on a wonderful production of Peter Pan.
Every production needs actors, lights, and a stage.
UsageSay a production of a play. A school or theater puts on a production.
Similarstaging, performance, show
- 5Goods that are made in large numbers, not just a test version.
The production version of the bike is heavier than the first test bike.
The production bike costs less than the handmade test version.
UsageMostly used before another word: a production model, production cars.
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- 6The live computer system where finished software actually runs for real users.
Like a real shop open to customers, not the back room where you set things up.
The new feature is now running in production.
They tested the app carefully before putting it into production.
UsageSay code is in production or goes to production, without a or the.
Oppositedevelopment
Less common meanings
- 7A simple thing turned into a big, complicated event for no good reason.
Like building a whole castle when all you needed was a small tent.
He made a big production out of ordering his coffee.
There's no need to make a production of it; just sign the form.
UsageUsually make a production of something. It is a mild complaint about someone making a fuss.
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- 8The act of showing or bringing something out so others can see or use it.
The detective demanded production of the missing letters.
Voting requires the production of valid identification.
UsageUsually production of something: the production of an ID card.
Similarpresentation, submission, showing
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- 9In Scottish courts, a paper or object handed in as evidence in a case.
- 10A part that sticks out from an animal's body, such as a horn or spine.
- 11The act of making something longer, or making it last longer.
- 12A rule that replaces one or more symbols with others to build new sequences.
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Origin
It came from Latin, from a word meaning "a lengthening or prolonging." It is the word "produce" plus "-tion."
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- Production ultimately comes from Latin. en.wiktionary.org
- Its Latin source means a lengthening or prolonging. en.wiktionary.org
- Production is equivalent to produce plus -tion. en.wiktionary.org