production

Production is the process of making, harvesting or creating something or the amount of something that was made or harvested. (noun)

A production is a theatrical performance or a piece of music. (noun)

An example of a production is a play.

See production in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or process of producing
the rate of producing or amount produced
1. something produced; product
2. a work of art, literature, etc.
3. a work produced on the stage, as a film, etc.
Econ. the creation of economic value; producing of goods and services

adjective

designating or of a product, as a motor vehicle or boat, made in quantity for general sale

See production in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(prə-dŭkˈshən, prō-)

noun

a. The act or process of producing: timber used for the production of lumber and paper.
b. The fact or process of being produced: a movie going into production.
The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.
The total output, as of a commodity: increased production at the plant.
Something produced; a product: “Of all the productions of land, milk is perhaps the most perishable” (Adam Smith).
a. A work of art or literature.
b. A work produced for the stage, screen, television, or radio.
c. A staging or presentation of a theatrical work: a new Broadway production of a musical.
A situation or display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated: made a production out of the birthday party.