Production Year Prəˈdʌkʃn Noun Plant Model Food/Oil Due

• food/oil production
• the new plant is due to begin production next year.
• production of the new aircraft will start next year.
• the new model will be in production by the end of the year.

production

Word Family

• produce verb
• producer noun
• production noun
• productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
• productively adverb
• product noun
• produce noun
1. the process of growing or making food, goods or materials, especially large quantities
• SEE ALSO mass production
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mass-production
• food/oil production
• The new plant is due to begin production next year.
• Production of the new aircraft will start next year.
• The new model will be in production by the end of the year.
• The car goes into production later this year.
• This model went out of production last year.
• production costs/processes
• Prices have fallen below the cost of production.

Extra Examples

• The country has resumed normal oil production.
• Naples surpassed Rome as a centre of artistic production in the 18th century.
• The machine will go into full production in November 2019.
• The rate of production was greater in Saskatchewan than in Alberta.
• These substances are not allowed in organic production.
• a car production plant
• special production runs of key components
• sustainable crop production
• There is not much land available for food production.
2. the quantity of goods that is produced
• a decline/an increase in production
• The goal is to increase production by 40%.
• Industries boosted production last month.
• Production declined by 20%.
• Production will drop by 60 000 next year.
• It is important not to let production levels fall.
• Market demand could outpace production capacity.
3. the act or process of making something naturally
• Eating cheese stimulates the production of saliva.
• Exposure to sunlight increases the production of melanin.
• Green tea inhibits the production of this enzyme.
4. a film, play or broadcast that is prepared for the public; the act of preparing a film, play, etc.
• a new production of ‘King Lear’
• The college will be staging a production of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
• Every year the school puts on a musical production.
• He wants a career in film production.
• Series four is currently in production.
• The film goes into production next year.

Extra Examples

• I had seen the original production in 1956.
• This is not a big studio production.
• a local amateur production of ‘The Sound of Music’
• a touring production of ‘Cats’
• the movie's direction and production quality
5. when you show something
• Discounts only on production of your student ID card.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’.