production
noun/prəˈdʌkʃn/
/prəˈdʌkʃn/
Word Family
Idioms - produce verb
- producer noun
- product noun
- production noun
- productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
- productively adverb
- produce noun
- [uncountable] the process of growing or making food, goods or materials, especially large quantities
- food/oil production
- The new plant is due to begin production next year.
- Production of the new aircraft will start next year.
- in production 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 ExamplesTopics Businessb1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- full-scale
- large-scale
- …
- level
- volume
- rate
- …
- be in
- go into
- go out of
- …
- increase
- rise
- fall
- …
- facility
- line
- plant
- …
- a cut in production
- a fall in production
- an increase in production
- …
- [uncountable] 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- full-scale
- large-scale
- …
- level
- volume
- rate
- …
- be in
- go into
- go out of
- …
- increase
- rise
- fall
- …
- facility
- line
- plant
- …
- a cut in production
- a fall in production
- an increase in production
- …
- [uncountable] 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- full-scale
- large-scale
- …
- level
- volume
- rate
- …
- be in
- go into
- go out of
- …
- increase
- rise
- fall
- …
- facility
- line
- plant
- …
- a cut in production
- a fall in production
- an increase in production
- …
- [countable, uncountable] 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.
- in production Series four is currently in production.
- The film goes into production next year.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2- I had seen the original production in 2016.
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- controversial
- lavish
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
Idioms
See production in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee production in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishon production of something
- (formal) when you show something
- Discounts only on production of your student ID card.
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