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Production Year Prəˈdʌkʃn Model Car Start Process Goods

Word production
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / prəˈdʌkʃn / NAmE / prəˈdʌkʃn /
Example
  • wheat/oil/car, etc. production
  • land available for food production
  • the new model will be in production by the end of the year.
  • production of the new aircraft will start next year.
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production

(noun)BrE / prəˈdʌkʃn / NAmE / prəˈdʌkʃn /
  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
    • wheat/oil/car, etc. production
    • land available for food production
    • The new model will be in production by the end of the year.
    • Production of the new aircraft will start next year.
    • The car went out of production in 2007.
    • production costs
    • a production process
  2. the quantity of goods that is produced
    • a decline/an increase in production
    • It is important not to let production levels fall.
  3. the act or process of making something naturally
    • drugs to stimulate the body’s production of hormones
  4. a film/movie, a play or a broadcast that is prepared for the public; the act of preparing a film or a play, etc.
    • a new production of ‘King Lear’
    • Every year the school puts on a musical production.
    • He wants a career in film production.
  5. when you show something
    • Discounts only on production of your student ID card.

    Extra Examples

    • Green tea inhibits the production of this enzyme.
    • I had seen the original production in 1956.
    • Naples surpassed Rome as a centre/center of artistic production in the 18th century.
    • That particular model is no longer in production.
    • The country has resumed normal oil production.
    • The increase in volume of production brought down the price of the goods.
    • The machine will go into full production in November 2002.
    • The new model will enter production in 2009.
    • The rate of production was greater in Saskatchewan than in Alberta.
    • These substances are not allowed in organic production.
    • They are going to start production of the car next year.
    • They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production.
    • This is not a big studio production.
    • a car production plant
    • a local amateur production of ‘The Sound of Music’
    • a tough production schedule
    • a touring production of ‘Cats’
    • special production runs of key components
    • sustainable crop production
    • the days of peak oil production
    • the movie’s direction and production quality
    • Production will drop by 60 000 next year.
    • She’s currently performing in a new production of ‘King Lear’.
    • The car went out of production in 2005.
    • the mass production of consumer goods
    • to go into production

    Word Origin

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