■ noun
1》 the action or process of producing or being produced.
↘the amount of something produced.
↘[as modifier ] denoting a vehicle manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version.
2》 a film, record, or play, viewed in terms of its making or staging.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. productio(n-) , from producere (see produce ).