production

noun

prə-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce production (audio)
Definition of productionnext
as in product
something produced by physical or intellectual effort the total production of one week's intensive labor

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Recent Examples of production But automakers have long said tariffs increase production costs — so much so that the president offered them a reprieve from his auto parts tariffs, extending in October what was supposed to have been a short-term rebate until 2030. — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Trump has promised to grant Ukraine licenses to build its own Patriots, but production could take many months. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The production shot for 25 weeks totally on location, mostly at 30 rural sites outside Barcelona. — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026 Clooney has repeatedly said the move was driven by a desire to give his children a quieter upbringing away from Hollywood, embracing a slower pace of life centered around farming and wine production. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for production
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  1. product
  2. yield
  3. work
  4. output
Noun
  • Clay regularly advises organizations on using existential psychology and behavioral science to improve their products, services, and workplace culture.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Farms is one of the nation’s biggest vegetable producers, and its Mexican subsidiaries are the source of more shipments of vegetable and salad products into the US than any other single manufacturer in the world, FDA import data shows.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of product
Noun
  • Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Treasury yields on the long end of the curve soared as Warsh held his post-meeting news conference.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of yield
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  • Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This kind of telescope is ideal for solar work, being a good size aperture to reveal fine detail, but not so large as to be severely affected by daytime atmospheric turbulence.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of work
Noun
  • The snapshot of firms’ output, which includes measures like new orders, buying, and hiring, indicated that, as hostilities eased at the start of the month, firms were fast to recover.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Italian cinema has a unique history and, at the same time, a current output that deserves to be celebrated.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of output

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“Production.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/production. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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