- production
- noun1 making/growing sthADJECTIVE▪ full, full-scale▪
The machine will go into full production in November 2002.
▪ large-scale, mass, volume▪ increased▪ peak▪the days of peak oil production
▪ small-scale▪ efficient▪ annual▪ domestic▪ global, worldwide▪ automobile (esp. AmE), car (esp. BrE)▪ coal, electricity, energy, gas, oil▪ cotton, textile▪ agricultural, beef, corn, crop, food, fruit, hog (AmE), livestock, meat, milk, pork, poultry, wheat▪ factory, industrial▪ steel▪ organic▪These substances are not allowed in organic production.
▪ sustainable▪sustainable crop production
▪ artistic▪Naples surpassed Rome as a centre/center of artistic production in the 18th century.
▪ antibody, egg, hormone, insulin, mucus, testosterone, etc.… OF PRODUCTION▪ level, volume▪The increase in volume of production brought down the price of the goods.
▪ rate▪The rate of production was greater in Saskatchewan than in Alberta.
VERB + PRODUCTION▪ be in▪That particular model is no longer in production.
▪ go into▪ go out of▪ begin, enter, start▪The new model will enter production in 2009.
▪They are going to start production of the car next year.
▪ resume▪The country has resumed normal oil production.
▪ boost, encourage, expand, improve, increase, maximize, promote, step up, stimulate▪ control, regulate▪ cut, cut back, cut back on▪ block, decrease, disrupt, hinder, inhibit, reduce, suppress▪Green tea inhibits the production of this enzyme.
▪ cease, halt, stop▪ speed up▪ outsource▪Buyers have increasingly outsourced production to lower-cost regions.
PRODUCTION + VERB▪ increase, rise▪ fallPRODUCTION + NOUN▪ facility, line, plant▪a car production plant
▪ methods, process, system, technique▪ design▪ schedule▪a tough production schedule
▪ run▪special production runs of key components
▪ assistant, company, crew, designer, director, manager, staff, team, worker▪ costs▪ capacity, level, quota, volume▪ quality▪the movie's direction and production quality
PHRASES▪ a cut in production, a fall in production▪ an increase in production, a rise in production▪ the means of production▪They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production.
2 play, film/movie, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ successful▪ controversial▪ lavish▪ low-budget, low-cost▪ original▪I had seen the original production in 1956.
▪ amateur, professional▪ stage▪ studio▪This is not a big studio production.
▪ Broadway, off-Broadway, West End, etc.▪ local▪a local amateur production of ‘The Sound of Music’
▪ touring▪a touring production of ‘Cats’
▪ school▪ television, TV, video▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)▪ theatre/theater, theatrical
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
