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production en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/ (General-American)
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/pɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production From Middle English produccioun, from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō, prōductiōnem (“a lengthening, prolonging”). Equivalent to produce + -tion. See produce.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of producing, making or creating something.
- The widget making machine is being used for production now.
(countable, uncountable) The act of bringing something forward, out, etc., for use or consideration.
- I tramped to a neighbouring market-town, and, late as the hour was, the production of a few shillings procured me supper and a night's lodging in a cheap coffee-house. 1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Lost Sanjak”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, pages 16–17:
(countable, uncountable) The act of being produced.
- The widgets are coming out of production now.
(countable, uncountable) The total amount produced.
- They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
- The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing. 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 136:
- The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas it felt had been too low — meaning it wasn’t able to sell as much oil to the world as it had wanted. 2026 April 28, Jon Gambrell, “United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel”, in AP News, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026:
(countable, uncountable) The presentation of a theatrical work.
- If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet."
(countable, uncountable) An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary.
- He made a simple meal into a huge production.
(countable, uncountable) That which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model).
- This is the final production model.
(countable, uncountable) The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
(countable, uncountable) An extension or protrusion.
(countable, uncountable) A rewrite rule specifying a symbol substitution that can be recursively performed to generate new symbol sequences. (More information on Wikipedia.)
- Each production is implemented with a function.
(uncountable) The environment where finished code runs, as opposed to staging or development.
- production environment
- live production database
(countable, in-plural, qualifier:Scots law, uncountable) Written documents produced in support of the action or defence.
(countable, uncountable) Writing viewed as the process of producing a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps such as conceptualization, formulation, expression and revision.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
productions	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

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Translations (171)

cs výroba (the act of producing) · ro înscenare (the presentation of a theatrical work) · de Inszenierung (the presentation of a theatrical work) · ur پَیداوار (the act of producing) · de Produktion (the act of producing) · ja 製造 (the act of producing) · pt produção (the act of being produced) · cmn 產品 /产品 (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · cmn 產量 /产量 (the total amount produced) · ar إِنْتَاج (the act of producing) · sv produktion (the presentation of a theatrical work) · es producimiento (the act of producing) · nl productie (the act of producing) · ka წარმოება (the act of producing) · ru представле́ние (the presentation of a theatrical work) · nb produksjon (the total amount produced) · hi उत्पादन (the total amount produced) · fi valmistaminen (the act of producing) · kk өнім (the act of producing) · el παράσταση (the presentation of a theatrical work) · ug ئىشلەپ چىقىرىش (the act of producing) · bg произво́дство (the act of being produced) · ro producție (the total amount produced) · kk өндіріс (the act of producing) · et tootmine (the act of producing) · sq prodhim (the act of producing) · lv producēšana (the act of being produced) · ky өндүрүш (the act of producing) · fi valmistus (the act of being produced) · ro producție (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · it produzione (the act of being produced) · cmn 生產 /生产 (the act of being produced) · bg проду́кция (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · pt produção (the presentation of a theatrical work) · ca producció (the total amount produced) · hy արտադրություն (the total amount produced) · ro producție (the act of being produced) · eo produktado (the total amount produced) · be вытво́рчасьць (the act of producing) · uk виробни́цтво (the total amount produced) · mk производ (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · prs تَوْلِید (the act of producing) · de Produktion (the total amount produced) · pl produkcja (the act of producing) · hy արտադրություն (the act of being produced) · ko 생산 (the act of producing) · nb teateroppsetning (the presentation of a theatrical work) · bg произво́дство (the act of producing) · ru продукти́вность (the total amount produced) · sv produktion (the act of producing) · ru вы́работка (the act of producing) · ru произво́дство (the act of being produced) · my ထုတ်လုပ်မှု (the act of producing) · sh произво̀дња (the act of being produced) · hu termelés (the act of producing) · hy բեմադրություն (the presentation of a theatrical work) · ru добы́ча (the act of producing) · hi पैदावार (the act of producing) · tl produksiyon (the act of producing) · id produksi (the act of producing) · za guhhong (the act of producing) · sh произво̀дња (the act of producing) · sk výroba (the act of producing) · ru изготовле́ние (the act of producing) · ru изде́лия (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · uk ви́роблення (the act of producing) · pt produção (the total amount produced) · lv ražošana (the act of producing) · sl proizvodnja (the act of producing) · el παραγωγή (the total amount produced) · uk виробни́цтво (the act of being produced) · za swnghcanj (the act of producing) · mk производство (the act of producing) · sh произво̀дња (the total amount produced) · ko 제조 (the act of producing) · ml ഉൽപാദനം (the act of producing) · pl wytwarzanie (the act of producing) · nb produksjon (the act of producing) · gd toradh (the total amount produced) · az istehsal (the act of producing) · lv producēšana (the act of producing) · ru производи́тельность (the total amount produced) · fi tuotanto (the act of being produced) · lt gamyba (the act of producing) · tl pangangalalang (the act of producing) · hy արտադրություն (the act of producing) · es producción (the act of producing) · fi valmistus (the total amount produced) · cs výroba (the total amount produced) · ru произво́дство (the act of producing) · eo enscenigo (the presentation of a theatrical work) · tl pangangalalang (the act of being produced) · it produzione (the total amount produced) · nn produksjon (the act of producing) · sk produkcia (the act of producing) · sh proizvòdnja (the total amount produced) · es elaboración (the act of producing) · cmn 製作 /制作 (the presentation of a theatrical work) · fr production (the act of being produced) · fa-ira تُوْلید (the act of producing) · fi valmistus (the act of producing) · az çıxarılma (the act of producing) · mn үйлдвэрлэл (the act of producing) · yi אויסאַרבעטונג (the act of producing) · is framleiðsla (the act of producing) · de Herstellung (the act of producing) · eo produktado (the act of producing) · ro reprezentare (the presentation of a theatrical work) · hy բեմականացում (the presentation of a theatrical work) · da produktion (the act of producing) · fi tuotanto (the total amount produced) · bg постано́вка (the presentation of a theatrical work) · sh proizvòdnja (the act of being produced) · dng сынцан (the act of producing) · mi whakaputanga (the act of producing) · el παραγωγή (the act of producing) · mk производство (the total amount produced) · mi whakanaonga (the act of producing) · be вытво́рчасць (the act of producing) · cmn 生產 /生产 (the act of producing) · az istehsalat (the act of producing) · nl productie (the act of being produced) · tr üretim (the act of producing) · de Produktion (the act of being produced) · cs produkce (the act of being produced) · ru проду́кция (that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume) · hi उत्पादन (the act of producing) · ca producció (the act of producing) · ro producere (the act of producing) · cs produkce (the total amount produced) · nb oppsetning (the presentation of a theatrical work) · nan-hbl 生產 /生产 (the act of producing) · ru постано́вка (the presentation of a theatrical work) · km ផលិតកម្ម (the act of producing) · tg тавлид (the act of producing) · khb ᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉ (the act of producing) · ms pengeluaran (the act of producing) · pt produção (the act of producing) · cs produkce (the act of producing) · oc produccion (the act of producing) · gl produción (the act of producing) · lv ražošana (the act of being produced) · hi उत्पादन (the act of being produced) · uk виробни́цтво (the act of producing) · hy թողարկում (the act of producing) · az hasilat (the act of producing) · fr production (the total amount produced) · te ఉత్పత్తి (the act of producing) · sh proizvòdnja (the act of producing) · rsk продукция (the act of producing) · fr production (the act of producing) · bg проду́кция (the total amount produced) · lv produkcija (the total amount produced) · it produzione (the act of producing) · fo framleiðsla (the act of producing) · ckb بەرھەم (the total amount produced) · he תְּפוּקָה (the act of producing) · th การผลิต (the act of producing) · ja 生産 (the act of producing) · sv produktion (the total amount produced) · nb produksjon (the act of being produced) · es producción (the total amount produced) · fi tuotanto (the act of producing) · lo ການຜະລິດ (the act of producing) · yue 生產 /生产 (the act of producing) · vi sự sản xuất (the act of producing) · hy արտադրում (the act of producing) · az hazırlama (the act of producing) · la productio (the act of producing) · uz ishlab chiqarish (the act of producing) · lv ražība (the total amount produced)