(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Production is the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities.
That model won’t go into ~ before late 1990.
...tax incentives to encourage domestic ~ of oil.
N-UNCOUNT: oft into N
2.
Production is the amount of goods manufactured or grown by a company or country.
We needed to increase the volume of ~...
= output
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3.
The ~ of something is its creation as the result of a natural process.
These proteins stimulate the ~ of blood cells.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
4.
Production is the process of organizing and preparing a play, film, programme, or CD, in order to present it to the public.
She is head of the ~ company.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
5.
A ~ is a play, opera, or other show that is performed in a theatre.
...a critically acclaimed ~ of Othello.
N-COUNT
6.
When you can do something on ~ of or on the ~ of documents, you need to show someone those documents in order to be able to do that thing.
Entry to the show is free to members on ~ of their membership cards.
PHRASE: PHR n