productionnoun
uk/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/production noun (MAKING)
B2 [ U ] the process of making or growing goods to be sold:
B2 [ U ] the amount of something that is made or grown by a country or a company:
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- The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.
- The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
- Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.
- Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.
- The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month break.
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Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- mass-produce
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch sth together
- phase
- pump
- raise
- rush
- throw
- turn sth in
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
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production noun (OF FILM/MUSIC)
B2 [ C or U ] the activity of organizing the practical and financial matters relating to the preparation of a film, play, or television or radio programme:
[ C ] a particular series of performances of a theatre entertainment such as a play or opera:
[ U ] the preparation and general quality of a musical recording's sound, showing the way in which the music was recorded rather than the quality of the singing and the music:
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- All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.
- The local drama group is staging a production of the musical 'Grease'.
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Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- break
- broadcast
- cable
- commentator
- host
- present
- preview
- prime time
- public broadcasting
- public service broadcasting
- radio
- season
- station
- tower
- transmitter
- tune in
- voice-over
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production noun (BRINGING OUT)
[ U ] formal the act of taking something out and showing it:
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Showing and demonstrating
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- speak
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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