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   performance

   /pəˈfɔːməns/

   noun

   • 1. an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment: Similar showproductionshowingpresentationentertainmentstagingactconcertrecitalhouseinformal:gig
   • ▪ an act of performing a dramatic role, song, or piece of music: "Bailey gives a sound performance as the doctor" Similar renditionrenderinginterpretationaccountplayingactingrepresentationstaging
   • ▪ a display of exaggerated behaviour or a process involving a great deal of unnecessary time and effort; a fuss: informal British "he stopped to fasten his shoelace and seemed to be making quite a performance of it" Similar fussfuss and botherproductionpalaverparadescenedisplayexhibitioninformal:song and danceto-dohoo-haballyhoobusinesspantomimehooplacarry-onbobsy-die
   • 2. the action or process of performing a task or function: "the continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine" Similar carrying outexecutiondischargeconductingconducteffectingaccomplishmentachievementcompletionfulfilmentdispatchimplementationrare:effectuation
   • ▪ a task or operation seen in terms of how successfully it is performed: "pay increases are now being linked more closely to performance"
   • ▪ the capabilities of a machine, product, or vehicle: "the hardware is put through tests which assess the performance of the processor" Similar functioningworkingoperationrunningbehaviourcapabilitiescapabilitycapacitypowerpotential
   • ▪ the extent to which an investment is profitable, especially in relation to other investments: "unit-trust performance"
   • ▪ an individual's use of a language, i.e. what a speaker actually says, including hesitations, false starts, and errors.

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