1the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured:banning the production of chemical weaponsthe car is no longer in production
the harvesting or refinement of something natural:non-intensive methods of food production
the total amount of something that is produced:steel production had peaked in 1974
the creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process:excess production of collagen by the liver
[as modifier] denoting a car or other vehicle which has been manufactured in large numbers, as opposed to a prototype or other special version:a production model
2the provision of something for consideration, inspection, or use:members are entitled to a discount on production of their membership card
3the process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record:the film was still in production
[count noun] a film, record, play, etc., viewed in terms of its making or staging:an exciting new production of La Traviata
[in singular] the overall sound of a musical recording, as determined by the way in which it is produced:the record’s production is gloriously relaxed
make a production of
informal do (something) in an unnecessarily complicated way:I don’t know why she made such a production of it
