performance

performance
per•for•mance
[[t]pərˈfɔr məns[/t]] n.
1) mad sbz an entertainment presented before an audience
2) mad sbz the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc
3) the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc
4) a particular action, deed, or proceeding
5) an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind
6) the act of performing
7) the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose
8) ling. Ling. a person's actual use of language in real situations. Compare
competence 4)
Etymology: 1485–95

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • performance — per‧form‧ance [pəˈfɔːməns ǁ pərˈfɔːr ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the degree to which a company, investment, financial market etc is profitable: • The company is showing strong performance and doing considerably better than the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Performance — [pə fɔ:məns] (englisch für ‚Durchführung‘, ‚Aufführung‘, ‚Darstellung‘, ‚Leistung‘) bezeichnet: Performance (Kunst), eine Form der Aktionskunst Leistung (Informatik), das Zeitverhalten von Programmen (Software) und Geräten (Hardware) in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Performance — Per*form ance, n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. [1913 Webster] Promises are not binding where the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • performance — [n1] accomplishment achievement, act, administration, attainment, carrying out, completion, conduct, consummation, discharge, doing, enforcement, execution, exploit, feat, fruition, fulfillment, pursuance, realization, work; concept 706 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • performance — 1530s, carrying out of a promise, duty, etc., from PERFORM (Cf. perform) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Meaning a thing performed is from 1590s; that of action of performing a play, etc. is from 1610s; that of a public entertainment is from 1709. Performance …   Etymology dictionary

  • performance — /pə fɔ:məns/, it. /per formans/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) perform compiere, eseguire ], usato in ital. al femm., invar. 1. a. [resa in una competizione, in una gara, anche non sportiva: una p. di rilievo ] ▶◀ prestazione, prova, risultato,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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